8-Minute Beet Juice Poached Salmon

An easy and healthy recipe for beet juice poached salmon that only takes 8 minutes to make! It makes a perfect weeknight dinner meal.

Did you know that almost 30 million Americans live in ‘food deserts’ without access to affordable, quality, fresh fruits and vegetables? These food deserts exist even here in a food-centric San Francisco. A little disconcerting is the fact that 60% of Americans don’t actually believe food deserts exist in their own community. In reality, nearly one out of every 10 people across the country are affected.

Wholesome Wave is a non-profit organization that is helping to increase access to healthy locally and regionally grown foods. They have provided almost $6 million in nutrition incentives to farm communities over the last 6 years. Their partnerships with farmers is helping to increase farm to table access to underserved communities across the United States.

Naked Juice is partnering with Wholesome Wave to provide fresh produce through their #DrinkGoodDoGood campaign. They have donated 250,000 pounds a fresh produce and have pledged to give even more! For every fruit and veggie selfie shared using the hashtag #DrinkGoodDoGood, Naked Juice will donate an additional 10 pounds of produce to communities in need – up to $500,000 in produce in total. Do some good with your selfie! Post your selfie on social media and use the hashtag to participate.

In addition to sharing my veggie selfie, I wanted to share this easy and healthy recipe for beet juice poached salmon that makes a perfect weeknight dinner meal. If you’re not so sure about beets, I assure you that the use of beet juice just makes the salmon fresh with just a hint of sweetness. It skips that earthy taste that people traditionally associate with beets. The picky eater at your house probably won’t even know there are beets involved!

Fennel is also an ingredient that some people turn their nose up at, myself included. I’d by lying if I told you that I’ve never composted a fennel bulb that we received through our CSA (community supported agriculture) box because I couldn’t figure out what to do with it. The poaching process really mellows out the fennel bulb so the black licorice taste is hardly noticeable. Instead, it’s just a subtle spiciness. That being said, the recipe will still taste great without it. If I haven’t convinced you, just leave it out.

Oh, and as you saw in the title, the meal takes just 8 minutes of combined prep and cooking time. Crazy right? Even though it’s easy, the bright pink color of the salmon and the poaching juice make it also perfect for a dinner party or special at-home date night too.

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8-Minute Beet Juice Poached Salmon

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An easy and healthy recipe for beet juice poached salmon that only takes 8 minutes to make! It makes a perfect weeknight dinner meal.

• Author: Kelly Egan
• Prep Time: 2 minutes
• Cook Time: 6 minutes
• Total Time: 8 minutes
• Yield: 3 servings 1x
• Category: Main Dish
• Method: Stovetop
• Cuisine: American

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Ingredients

• 2 cups beet juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pound salmon fillets
• 1 fennel bulb, quartered and sliced (optional)
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Place the beet juice, salt and pepper in a saucepan or skillet and bring to a simmer over medium high heat.
2. Add the salmon fillets, fennel and lemon. Poach for 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

Notes

Note: Beet juice often has other fruits or vegetables added to it. I used Naked Juice cold-pressed beet juice with carrot, cucumber, apple, lemon, orange and ginger for this recipe. It tasted absolutely amazing, so don’t be afraid to mix things up with combo juices!

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