Salmon Fajitas with Peppers, Onions & Tangy Slaw
This recipe comes together in one skillet under 30 minutes, salmon fajitas are a summer weekend game-changer.
Ingredients
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 2 skin-on salmon fillets
- 1 1⁄2 tsp tbsp Mexican chili spice
- 1 lime
- 2 oz sour cream
- 1⁄2 lb shredded cabbage blend
- 4 6-in flour tortillas
- kosher salt & ground pepper
- sugar
- olive oil
Instructions
- Prep ingredients: Preheat broiler with top rack 4–6 inches from the heat source. Halve peppers, remove stem, core, and seeds, and thinly slice. Peel, halve, and thinly slice all of the onion.
- Prep salmon: Pat salmon very dry. Season flesh side only with 11⁄2 teaspoons of the Mexican chili spice blend.
- Prep crema & slaw: Squeeze 1 tablespoon lime juice into a medium bowl. Cut remaining half into wedges. Whisk in sour cream and 1 teaspoon water. Spoon half of the crema into a small bowl; reserve for step To the remaining crema add 1⁄2 teaspoon each sugar and salt, and a few grinds pepper. Add cabbage and toss. Let sit until step 6, tossing occasionally.
- Sauté veggies: Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add peppers and onions. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly charred in spots and softened, about 8 minutes. Scrape vegetables onto a plate. Cover to keep warm. Wipe out skillet.
- Cook salmon: Heat 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet over medium until shimmering. Add salmon, skin side-down, pressing firmly in place for 10 seconds with a spatula. Continue to cook, occasionally pressing gently on fillets, until skin is browned and very crisp, 3–6 minutes. Flip salmon; cook until flesh is lightly browned, 30 seconds–1 minute. Transfer to plates.
- Heat tortillas & serve: Toast tortillas one at a time over a gas flame or under the broiler on a rimmed baking sheet, turning once or twice, just until pliable, 5–10 seconds per side depending on heat source. Wrap in a clean kitchen towel to keep warm. Serve salmon and veggies with tortillas, reserved crema, lime wedges, and slaw, building your own fajitas at the table.
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ALLERGENS
Wheat, Milk and Fish. May contain traces of other allergens. Packaged in a facility that packages gluten containing products.
Wheat, Milk and Fish. May contain traces of other allergens. Packaged in a facility that packages gluten containing products.