Heart-Healthy Salmon with Salsa Verde | Easy Salmon Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup blanched basil or dill
• 2 Tbsp celery leaves
• 1 small jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 tsp chopped shallots
• 2 tsp capers
• 1/2 tsp chopped anchovies
• Crushed red pepper flakes to taste
• 1/8 tsp salt
• Black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 4 salmon fillets (4 oz each), skinned
• 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp black pepper
• Lemon slices, for garnish
• Steamed asparagus spears (optional)
• Fresh parsley sprigs, for garnish