Difficulty
Easy Recipe
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Servings
4

This wild salmon taco salad is a fresh, nutrient-dense take on a classic taco salad, made with spice-rubbed salmon, crisp lettuce, avocado, pumpkin seeds, and a creamy cilantro-lime dressing. Wild coho or sockeye salmon work best for this recipe; the salad pictured here is made with wild coho. Add fresh cherry or heirloom tomatoes, thinly sliced red onion, or cooked black beans if your diet allows. Serve with cumin-sautéed yellow zucchini for a balanced, lower-carbohydrate meal. For those who need more carbohydrates, add cooked brown rice, black rice, white rice, roasted sweet potato, or winter squash, depending on your dietary needs.

Ingredients

Salmon

1½ pounds wild salmon fillets
1 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoons lime juice
1 teaspoons smoked paprika
½ teaspoons ground cumin
½ teaspoons garlic powder
¼ teaspoons chipotle chili powder
¼ teaspoons sea salt

Salad

2 heads butter lettuce
2 small avocados sliced
½ cups pumpkin seeds toasted

Dressing

1 cups non-fat greek yogurt
1 cups cilantro (packed)
1 cloves garlic
½ small jalapeño peppers seeded (optional)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoons lime juice
½ teaspoons sea salt