I recently got married and discovered how to make these salmon tacos after trying something similar at a local eatery. My spouse thinks I’m a fantastic cook and he adores them!
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 8 tacos |
Ingredients
- 4 (3 ounce) fillets salmon fillets, thawed if frozen
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 dash Cajun seasoning
- 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained
- 1 tomato, diced
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- ½ cup shredded mild Cheddar cheese
- 8 corn tortillas, warmed
- ½ cup sour cream (Optional)
- ½ cup guacamole (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Make the salmon: Place salmon fillets into a shallow baking dish. Whisk melted butter, lemon juice, and Cajun seasoning together in a small bowl; drizzle over salmon.
- Bake salmon in the preheated oven until until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 minutes.
- While the salmon is baking, make the salsa: Mix corn, black beans, tomato, red onion, and cilantro in a bowl.
- Flake cooked salmon into smaller pieces with a fork.
- Divide flaked salmon, salsa, and Cheddar cheese among warm tortillas. Wrap tortillas around filling and serve with sour cream and guacamole.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 650 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 68 g |
| Cholesterol | 85 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 15 g |
| Protein | 32 g |
| Saturated Fat | 13 g |
| Sodium | 980 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 31 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Replaced cajun with taco seasoning, cilantro was bad so we ditched that, i hate tomatoes so i added jalapeños. Definitely going to make again. It was delicious, so delicious my wife gave me that look…you know the one. Gotta go.
Very, very bland! I doubled the Cajun seasoning and it was still bland. Salsa needs salt and garlic powder and I will maybe add a dash or 2 of taco or fajita seasoning to the fish if I make this again.
Turn out great! I used a Latin spice mix instead of Cajun. I also seasoned the salsa and added lime juice. Very easy to make and quick!
This recipe was very bland. I’m going to need to add some salt perhaps to the salsa. I think getting the tortillas lightly in oil will help too although not as healthy. Simply warning corn tortillas does nothing for their flavor or texture. I only made 2 tacos to start and put all the leftovers in the fridge. I’ll try to flavor it up tomorrow.
I used cod, because that’s what I had. I made the guacamole recipe on this site
Easy, good flavor, no changes. Yes, I will make this again!
It’s perfect as is. I would suggest a little salt and pepper for those who do the whole salt and pepper the everything they eat bit.
So easy and good.
Will make again 🙂
I was a little skeptical at first because of the salmon. However, this was a perfect meal!
This turned out excellent! We used fresh salmon that was on sale and made at ton of food for under $20. We think that flour tortillas tasted better than the corn tortillas.
I typed in “canned salmon” and this recipe came up and I’m glad it did. Although I did use canned salmon, I still mixed the butter, lemon juice and Cajun spice together and added to the canned salmon and served cold. I used canned tomatoes, rinsed the black beans (a must) and also added green bell pepper – What an appealing and tasty salsa! Served with homemade guacamole and juiced and grated lime added to plain Greek yogurt. A summer must make – no heat needed this way. Thank you for this recipe!
My husband, son and I loved this – thank you – we had salmon burger meat from Alaska that we used – just like hamburger – and still used the lemon and butter…YUM!!! Thank you. We will have it again
This was easy and delicious! Mixed homemade taco seasoning with butter instead of Cajun seasoning, added salt, pepper and lime juice to salsa. Will definitely make this again! Thank you for the delicious recipe:-)
Easy to make and delicious!!!
Color me impressed! This was bursting with fresh flavor, fast to make, and tasty as can be! No guacamole, but it would only serve to enhance the taste even more. I wanted a little bit more of a salad so shaped my tortilla by draping it on a muffin tin, which I turned upside down. Quite a tasty lunch!