SALMON TACOS WITH DILL SLAW
Happy Taco Tuesday! And nothing like getting a Taco Tuesday post in way under the gun (like… after most people’s dinner time…). But hopefully you’ll be so inspired that you’ll bookmark this one for next Tuesday in the event that I missed you today!
Because I am so excited about sharing this recipe for Salmon Tacos with Dill Slaw with you guys! This recipe was definitely one of our recent dinner highlights for sure. It’s light and healthy while still filling, and is a creative way to use salmon you’ve been craving, but just really don’t want to make into another boring “piece of salmon with a side of blah vegetables and blah potatoes” meal.
Salmon Tacos with Dill Slaw
And I should mention that this recipe is lightly adapted from Queen Ina, and we all know that when the Queen is involved, a recipe is going to be just fabulous.
And the great thing with taco recipes, of course, is that you just prep everything in advance and line it all up on your counter.
And when everything is prepped, you sic your family (aka Dave) on an assembly line of ingredients lined up on the counter, and are in for taco night success!
I bet even Jeffrey was tasked with assembling his own taco. (Although I suspect a key difference in our dinner experiences was a vase of white hydrangea artfully displayed next to the salmon for a casual but classy aesthetic, spontaneously delivered by her local florist friend who happened to pop by for an effortlessly involved homemade lunch earlier in the episode… er…. day…)
Salmon Tacos with Dill Slaw
What I Adapted
I cut down on the salt. Now, I don’t know if Ina uses a fancy brand of salt or something, but her recipes are always way toooo salty for me. (I typically use regular Morton’s Kosher salt, for reference).
Added some radish because I had them, and also for a fun pop of color!
Substituted Rice Wine Vinegar for White Wine Vinegar. I find rice wine vinegar to be a bit more subtle/ less aggressive than white wine vinegar, and I was very happy with the results!
Added Cotija! This was another addition just for the heck of it- but it added a nice extra taco-y garnish. But I wouldn’t necessarily go out and buy this just for the recipe if you don’t have it on hand.
