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Baked Salmon Fajitas Recipe
Baked Salmon Fajitas combine skinless salmon with sautéed red and yellow bell peppers and onions, all seasoned with a Mexican spice blend. The fish is seared before being roasted together with the vegetables in the oven, then broken up and served on warm flour tortillas with garnishes like crema, avocado, queso fresco, cilantro, and lime.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Servings:
10
Fajitas
Calories:
328 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
For the Salmon:
- 1/2 recipe Mexican spice blend
- 1 ½ pounds salmon skinless
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter unsalted
- lime juice of 1
For the Vegetables and Garnishes:
- 10 flour tortillas
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 red bell pepper seeded and sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper seeded and sliced
- 1 yellow onion peeled and sliced
- Mexican crema for garnish
- avocado sliced, for garnish
- queso fresco for garnish
- cilantro leaves fresh, for garnish
- lime for garnish
- black pepper coarse and freshly cracked, to taste
- salt coarse and freshly cracked, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°.
- Make the spice blend.
- Next, add the 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the 12” stainless steel rondeau pot over medium-high heat and add the salmon.
- Immediately place the butter into the pan to help brown the fish and flip it over. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown but not cooked through, and then remove the salmon from the pan and set it aside.
- Turn the heat up to high and add in the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil, peppers, and onions, and saute until lightly browned, which takes about 3 to 4 minutes
- Place the salmon on top of the roasted peppers and onions with lime slices transfer the pan to the oven, and cook for 10 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and break up the fish using two forks.
- Place some salmon, roasted pepper, and onions onto a tortilla shell and add optional garnishes.
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Notes
- This dish is best served immediately but can be kept warm in the oven at 200° for up to 30 minutes before serving.
- Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days; the salmon freezes well for up to 3 months, but peppers and onions do not freeze well.
- To reheat, warm the desired portions in a 350° oven for 8-12 minutes.
- Salmon can also be cooked by grilling, smoking, pan-roasting, or broiling instead of baking.
Nutrition Information
Calories
328kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
23g
(8%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
51mg
(17%)
Sodium
698mg
(29%)
Potassium
601mg
(13%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1160IU
(23%)
Vitamin C
59.2mg
(66%)
Calcium
109mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 Fajitas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 328
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 328kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 698mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 601mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1160IU | 23% |
| Vitamin C | 59.2mg | 66% |
| Calcium | 109mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.