Happiness is... SPICY SALMON TACOS for dinner | Marion's Kitchen

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while maintaining flavor.

Cajun seasoning

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: store-brand seasoning

Homemade blends can control salt and additives.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt is lower in calories and high in protein.

taco shells

🥗Healthier: lettuce wraps

💰Cheaper: homemade tortillas

Lettuce wraps reduce carbs and calories.

Dry toast sichuan peppercorns and cumin seeds in a pan until fragrant.

Grind toasted spices into a fine powder using a mortar and pestle.

Mix ground spices with chili powder, salt, and lime to form a thick paste.

Rub the spice paste all over the salmon pieces.

Chop onions, coriander, and mint finely for a fresh herb mix.

Mix mayonnaise with lime to create a lime mayonnaise.

Heat a cast iron grill plate with a little oil until hot.

Add salmon pieces to the hot grill plate and let them sit to develop a char.

Flip the salmon after a few minutes to achieve a blackened crust.

Cook the second side for another two minutes, then turn off the heat and let the salmon rest on the grill plate.

Heat tortillas directly over a flame for smokiness.

Assemble tacos with lettuce, salmon, herb mix, lime mayonnaise, and hot sauce.

Add optional chili and lime wedges as garnish.

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