Blackened Salmon
Salmon with a spicy crust — Cajun Salmon Tacos, Creamy Cajun Salmon, Blackened Salmon Stuffed with Spinach and Parmesan — for fast weeknight dinners.
★ dinner
dinnerIngredients
- Salmon
- Cajun seasoning
- Mini tortillas
- Lettuce
- Red onion
- Cucumber
- Avocado
- Lime juice
- Chives
- Yogurt
- Feta
- Chilli
Instructions
- 1First, take the skin off the salmon and cut into small chunks. Move the salmon into a bowl and add the Cajun seasoning.
- 2To make the sauce, add a whole avocado, the juice of 1 lime, a handful of fresh chives and a tablespoon of yogurt to a blender until smooth.
- 3Add your salmon into the airfryer or oven for 15-20 minutes until cooked.
- 4Ribbon your cucumber, chop your lettuce and onion and cut up a few more fresh chives & the chillies. Also warm up your tortillas in the oven for a couple minutes.
- 5Now it’s time to assemble. Add the lettuce, red onion & cucumber to the tortilla. Add your cooked salmon pieces, spoon over some of the avocado sauce then garnish with chives, chilli and crumbled feta.
- 6ENJOY
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Open in Pepper →A Spicy Crust Makes Salmon Weeknight Food
Salmon cooks in about ten minutes, and a heavy hand with Cajun seasoning turns it into something that tastes like you worked a lot harder than you did.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these on nights when the fish is thawed, everyone is hungry, and dinner needs to be on the table before anybody asks what's taking so long.
Every recipe here leans on that dark, peppery crust: Cajun Salmon Tacos in mini tortillas, Creamy Cajun Salmon in a skillet sauce, Cajun Salmon with Orzo, and Blackened Salmon Stuffed with Spinach and Parmesan when you want a plated dinner.
Quick Tips
- 1
Pat the fillets dry
Blot each fillet with paper towels before seasoning so the crust sticks and browns instead of steaming in the pan.
- 2
Get the pan hot first
Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high for 3 to 4 minutes before the salmon goes in.
- 3
Season all the way around
Use about a tablespoon of Cajun or blackening seasoning per pound and press it onto every side, including the edges.
- 4
Pull it at medium
Cook 3 to 4 minutes per side and take it off when the center just flakes; it keeps cooking on the plate.
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