Salmon Tacos with Mango Salsa

5 from 9 votes

Brighten up your dinnertime with these delightful, sweet, and spicy Salmon Tacos with Mango Salsa! They are surprisingly easy to make and ready in less than 30 minutes. Serve it at gatherings, parties, or for dinner.

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Total Time21

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: people

Calories: 661kcal

Author: Jen Sim

Equipment

1 Chefs knife
1 chopping board

Ingredients

½ a whole salmon fillet
1 lime
3 tablespoon of ancho and chipotle powder
2 teaspoon of paprika
½ teaspoon of garlic powder
¼ teaspoon of marjoram
Salt to taste
A pinch of black pepper
12 Tortillas
Sour cream

Mango Salsa

1 large mango diced
1 avocado diced
½ or 1 red bell pepper diced
3 jalapeno peppers chopped
½ red onion diced
A bunch of cilantro
1 lime
Olive oil
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven at 225C/450F.
Add ancho and chipotle powder, paprika, black pepper, garlic powder, marjoram, salt to taste and lime juice to a bowl. Mix until well combined. The mixture should form a paste.
Rub the spicy marinade on the flesh of salmon fillet and make sure it is fully covered. Lightly grease an oven rack and place salmon skin side down on the grill. Grill for 8-12 minutes or until done.
As the salmon cooks, peel avocado and mango then remove the seeds. Dice avocado, mango, red bell peppers, red onions, jalapeno peppers and add to a medium sized bowl. Season with salt, pepper and lime juice to taste. Stir until well combined. Option to add roughly chopped cilantro at this point or later.
Add a few drops of oil to a pan and heat a tortilla for a few minutes on both sides. Repeat this step for all of the tortillas. Then, fill tortillas with

Notes

Top Tips:

Salmon: For this recipe, you don't want to overcook the salmon so make sure you keep an eye on them as they cook. Overcooking the salmon will result in a dry fish.
Mango salsa: Use fresh ingredients to make the mango salsa. The mangoes and avocados should be ripe and firm enough to be chopped into chunks. Overripe mangoes or avocados can be difficult to work with you and should be avoided.
Salsa alternative: If you are not a fan of mangoes or don't have any to hand then use pineapples instead.
Alternatives: You can also customize fish tacos with your favorite ingredients/fish to suit your personal taste and preference. For example, skip the jalapenos if you don't want a spicy mango salsa. In addition, you can also swap salmon with beef, chicken and shrimp if you want to try something different.

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