Best 10 Salmon Tacos Recipes

ROASTED SALMON TACOS

Steps:

• At least an hour before you plan to serve the tacos, toss the cabbage, cucumber, vinegar, dill, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper together in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate, allowing the cabbage to marinate.
• When ready to serve, preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Brush a baking dish with olive oil and place the salmon in it. Mix the chile powder, lime zest, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in a small bowl. Brush the salmon with 1 tablespoon of the lime juice and sprinkle with the chipotle seasoning mixture. Roast for 12 to 15 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish, until the salmon is just cooked through.
• Wrap the tortillas in 2 foil packets and place them in the oven with the salmon. Roughly mash the avocados with the remaining 2 tablespoons of lime juice, the Sriracha, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
• To serve, lay 2 warm tortillas on each of 6 plates. Place a dollop of the avocado mixture on one side of each tortilla, then some large chunks of salmon, and finally, some of the slaw. Fold the tortillas in half over the filling (they will be messy!) and serve warm.

SALMON TACOS WITH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Combine mangoes, peaches, poblano peppers, red onion, juice of 1/2 a lime, and 1/2 the cilantro in a large bowl to make mango salsa. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate, at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
• Mix sour cream, mayonnaise, ketchup, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl to make special sauce.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Arrange tortillas on a baking sheet.
• Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat; coat with cooking spray. Cook salmon until easily flaked with a fork, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and flake into smaller pieces with a fork.
• Heat tortillas in the preheated oven until warmed through, about 5 minutes.
• Divide salmon among tortillas. Top with mango salsa, special sauce, shredded cabbage, avocados, and remaining cilantro. Wrap up tacos and serve lime wedges alongside.

SALMON TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Microwave butter in a small microwave-safe bowl until melted, 20 to 30 seconds. Whisk in lemon juice. Add Cajun seasoning.
• Place salmon fillets in a shallow baking dish. Drizzle butter mixture over salmon.
• Bake salmon in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 20 minutes. Flake into smaller pieces with a fork.
• Mix corn, black beans, tomato, red onion, and cilantro in a bowl to make salsa.
• Arrange corn tortillas on a baking sheet.
• Warm tortillas in the preheated oven for about 5 minutes.
• Divide salmon, salsa, and Cheddar cheese among warm tortillas. Wrap up and serve with sour cream and guacamole.

GRILLED CHIPOTLE SALMON TACOS

Steps:

• Place oil, citrus juices, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, soy sauce, garlic and oregano in a blender; cover and process until blended. Pour half of the marinade into a 13x9-in. dish. Add salmon, skin side down. Turn fillets to coat both sides; refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes. Reserve remaining marinade for basting fish., For slaw, in a large bowl, whisk vinegar, oil, sugar, salt and pepper until blended. Add cabbages, onion and cilantro; toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving., Remove salmon from marinade; discard any remaining marinade in dish., Place salmon on a lightly oiled grill rack, skin side down. Grill, covered, over medium heat 5 minutes. Spoon some of the reserved marinade over fish. Grill 4-6 minutes longer or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, basting occasionally with remaining marinade. , Break fish into bite-sized pieces, removing skin if desired. Serve in tortillas with slaw.

ASIAN SALMON TACOS

Steps:

• Toss salmon with hoisin sauce. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook salmon until it begins to flake easily with a fork, 3-5 minutes, turning gently to brown all sides., Serve salmon and lettuce in tortillas; sprinkle with sesame seeds. If desired, top with salsa.

GRILLED SALMON TACOS

Steps:

• Thaw fish, if frozen.
• Rinse fish; pat dry. Set aside. In covered small saucepan cook potatoes in enough boiling salted water to cover about 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool.
• In small bowl combine chipotle chile pepper, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. Rinse fish; pat dry. Measure thickness of fish. Rub chile pepper mixture into fish.
• Grill fish on greased rack of uncovered grill directly over medium heat for 4 to 6 minutes per 1/2-inch thickness or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, turning fish after half the grilling time.
• Cool slightly. Break fish into chunks.
• In medium bowl combine salsa, lime juice, and remaining salt. Add potatoes, fish, green onion, and cilantro; toss gently to coat.
• Divide fish mixture among tortillas.
• Top with sour cream; fold tortillas.
• Serve with lime wedges.

GRILLED SALMON TACOS WITH CHUNKY GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix Chunky Guacamole ingredients. Cover; refrigerate until ready to serve.
• In small bowl, mix 3 tablespoons lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Rub salmon fillets with lime juice mixture; let stand 15 minutes.
• In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat until hot. Cook salmon fillets in oil 15 to 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork, turning once. Remove from heat; cut in serving-size pieces, removing and discarding skin.
• Fill tortillas with salmon and cabbage. Serve with guacamole and lime wedges.

CHIPOTLE RUBBED SALMON TACOS

Steps:

• 1.Preheat the oven to 350°. In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise with the lime juice. In another small bowl, combine the chipotle powder with the orange zest and sugar. Rub each piece of salmon with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil and then with the chipotle-orange zest mixture. Let stand for 5 minutes. 2.Wrap the tortillas in foil and bake for about 8 minutes, until they are softened and heated through. 3.Meanwhile, heat a grill pan. Season the salmon with salt and grill over high heat until nicely browned and just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. 4.Gently break each piece of salmon in half. Spread the mashed avocado on the warm tortillas and top with the salmon, Apple-Cucumber Salsa and the cabbage. Drizzle each taco with the lime mayonnaise and serve right away.

BLACKENED SALMON TACOS WITH AVOCADO CORN SALSA

Steps:

• For the Salmon: Heat the oil in a skillet (cast iron is good) over medium-high heat. In a bowl, stir together the flour, chili powder, paprika, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, cayenne, salt and pepper. Coat the flesh of the salmon liberally with the blackening spice.
• Place salmon in hot skillet. Cook 3-4 minutes per side or until coating is blackened and forms a nice crust and salmon is cooked through (medium-well, just slightly pink in the center). Allow salmon to rest for 5 minutes, then flake with a fork.
• For the Salsa: In a bowl, gently stir together the avocado, corn, tomato, red onion, cilantro, lime, salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Note: Can be made up to an hour in advance.
• For the Dressing: Add yogurt, mayo, buttermilk, lime, garlic, green onions, cilantro, salt and pepper to a food processor. Process until smooth. Add more buttermilk as needed until desired consistency is reached (you'll want it to be thin enough to drizzle, but not so thin that it slides off the tacos). Refrigerate until ready to serve. Note: Can be made up to several hours in advance.
• To Assemble Tacos: On a warmed corn tortilla place flaked salmon followed by Avocado Corn Salsa and some shredded cabbage. Drizzle with Cilantro Ranch Dressing. Serve with lime wedges.

MANGO-SALMON TACOS AND GUAVA-PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spray a large piece of aluminum foil with cooking spray; place salmon on top. Lay mango pieces over salmon. Wrap up salmon and mango with aluminum foil; transfer to a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until salmon flakes easily with a fork, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool until easily handled, about 5 minutes. Flake salmon into pieces and chop mango.
• Combine guava juice, soy sauce, peanut butter, and sugar in a blender; blend until smooth.
• Place corn tortillas on a microwave-safe plate and cover with a dampened paper towel. Heat in the microwave until warm, about 20 seconds.
• Stack 2 corn tortillas on each serving plate. Divide salmon, mango, carrot, and kale between each plate. Drizzle peanut sauce on top.