How To Make Salmon Tacos with Orange Avocado Salsa
Ready in 30-minutes, smoky flavors arise in these tasty and crunchy baked salmon tacos with a mix of sweet and citrusy hints of orange avocado salsa.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Salmon Taco:
- 1½lbsboneless salmon fillets
- 1tbspchili powder
- 1tspground cumin
- ½tspdried oregano
- ½tspfine sea salt
- ¼tspblack pepper
- 1tbspolive oil
- small corn tortillas,or flour tortillas
For Orange Avocado Salsa:
- 2medium oranges,peeled and diced
- 1large avocado,peeled, pitted, and diced
- 1jalapeño,cored and finely diced
- ½small red onion,finely diced
- 1cupfresh cilantro,chopped, loosely packed
- 1lime juiced,plus extras for serving
Instructions
Salmon Taco:
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Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or grease with cooking spray; set aside.
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Whisk together the chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, and black pepper together in a small bowl until combined. Lightly pat the salmon filets dry with paper towels.
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Place them in a single layer on the baking sheet, brush on all sides with oil, and sprinkle evenly with the seasoning mixture.
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Bake for about 4 to 6 minutes per ½-inch of thickness until the internal temperature of the salmon reaches 145 degrees F.
Orange Avocado Salsa:
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While the salmon is cooking, toss together the oranges, avocado, red onion, jalapeño, cilantro, and lime juice in a medium bowl until combined.
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Once the salmon is cooked, use a fork to roughly shred it into large pieces. Add the salmon to tortillas, top with a few spoonfuls of salsa.
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Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories: 213.51kcal
- Fat: 14.39g
- Saturated Fat: 2.83g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.08g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.33g
- Carbohydrates: 6.98g
- Fiber: 2.98g
- Sugar: 3.01g
- Protein: 14.93g
- Cholesterol: 37.42mg
- Sodium: 182.57mg
- Calcium: 29.67mg
- Potassium: 461.00mg
- Iron: 0.79mg
- Vitamin A: 22.98µg
- Vitamin C: 23.43mg
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