Salmon Tacos

What you will need - 

Recipe from Willow Bird Baking

Cilantro-Lime Slaw Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• fresh lime juice from half a lime
• 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons Sriracha
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 red onion, very finely minced
• about 5 1/4 cups slaw mix (bagged cabbage and carrot shreds)

Sriracha Aioli Ingredients:

• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons Sriracha
• fresh lime juice from half a lime
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon sugar 
• pinch salt

Taco Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pound salmon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8-9 tortillas corn or flour 
• chopped cilantro
• sliced jalapeños, for topping

How to create - 

1. Make the Cilantro-Lime Slaw: (Note: It's best if you can prepare the slaw and Sriracha Aioli a few hours to a full day in advance.) In a medium bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, lime juice, rice vinegar, garlic, Sriracha, and Swerve sweetener until the sweetener is dissolved. In a large bowl, toss the cilantro, red onion, and slaw mix together to mix. Add the mayonnaise mixture about a cup at a time, tossing as you go, until all your vegetables are coated to your preference. Cover tightly and chill until ready to serve tacos.
2. Make the Sriracha Aioli: Whisk together the Sriracha aioli ingredients and cover tightly. Chill until ready to serve tacos.
3. Make the salmon: Whisk together the cumin, chili powder, brown sugar, and salt. Rub the spice mix on the salmon (on both sides if it's skinless, but on just the exposed side if it's skin-on.) Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Place the fish in skin side down and cook without disturbing for 4-5 minutes before turning over and cooking for 4 minutes on the other side (thicker cuts might need 6-7 minutes per side). Remove the fish from the heat, tent it with foil, and allow it to rest for 10 minutes. The fish will flake apart easily when done.
4. Assemble the tacos: Fill each tortilla with slaw, a few hunks of salmon, a small handful of fresh cilantro, a few slices of jalapeño, and a drizzle of Sriracha aioli.

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