Salmon Tacos with Jalapeno Cream | What's Cooking Wednesday

What's quick, easy, and delicious all over? Okay, that was really lame -- but come on, you at least smiled a little bit at the cheesy-ness of it, right? Anyway, ending poor attempt at food humor now...

I LOVE when I hear from someone that they made a recipe from this series; it makes me feel like I'm actually helping. I know it isn't usually my most popular post of the week -- you're following me for photography, after all, not recipes, so I can't say I blame you -- but I'm hoping it grows! 

I always try to keep the recipes easy and give you non-cookers tips a long the way. I know not everyone has hours to put dinner together; I mean seriously, I truly know that. I still commute to DC during the week and the last thing I want to do when I get home is spend 45 minutes in the kitchen. This recipe, though, is so super simple, you can have dinner ready in under 10 minutes!  Serve with some rice and voila -- a healthy, quick meal! It literally doesn't get easier than this!

One little tip: Almost any time a recipe uses cream cheese, sour cream, shredded cheese, etc -- I use the low-fat or fat free version! With so many other spices in the recipe, you barely notice a difference. I'll caution you against this in baking, however, unless you are a bit more practiced -- it can alter the consistency more easily than in cooking so you have to know when and where you can make substitutions.

Salmon Tacos with Jalapeno Cream

Recipe by: Lemons for Lulu

Ingredients: 2.5 pounds fresh salmon
1 teaspoon chili powder
¾ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon paprika
¾ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 6 -in tortillas
1 cup sour cream (I use fat free)
4 tablespoons lime juice
3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
1 jalapeño, diced
pinch of salt

Instructions:

Combine chili powder, cumin, onion powder, paprika salt and pepper in a small bowl. Rub spice mixture over salmon. Cook salmon in olive oil in a preheated skillet.
Continue to cook salmon until no longer pink, about 4 minutes per side.
While salmon cooks, combine sour cream, lime juice, jalapeño, cilantro and salt in a bowl -- blend with immersion blender for a smoother consistency, if desired.
To serve, place salmon in a warmed tortilla and top with jalapeño cream. Serve with avocados and salsa if desired.