tasty tacos 9/10

these were really good tacos. different. not your typical mexican hotness. more of a cool light taste. and who knew it could be so damned easy to cook salmon in the microwave? it came out perfectly. PERFECT! and it didn't stink up the house or even the microwave. and the sour cream was really tastee. we had some left over for munching on with chips. and throughout the cooking we had some homemade salsa with these hearty whole grain tortilla chips. great tide-you-over snack while waiting the 20m it takes to get dinner ready! it was good and different and would probably be best for a lunch or a very light dinner. and i highly recommend shaving your carrots like this if you ever use them in salads because they look beautiful, have a mild but still-there taste, and make stabbing leaf lettuce or spinach leaves much easier! plus, they curl up in these really pretty spirals and look really fancy!



salmon tacos
martha's everyday food jan/feb 07

serves 4, prep 10m, total 20m

1 1/4# salmon fillet
coarse salt and ground pepper
2T fresh lime juice (from 1 lime) we just used lime juice; it's easier
4 scallions thinly sliced diagonally
1c packed fresh cilantro coarsly chopped
1/2c red fat sour cream
8 whole wheat tortillias (6")
4c shredded romain lettuce our lettuce was bad so we used baby spinach which is my stand-in leafy green; it was a great sun but i think the romain would have added a nice crunch with the carrots
2 med carrots, peeled into strips beautiful presentation!



1. prep salmon: place aslmon in 2q shallow microwave safe dish with a lid. season with salt; drizzle with 1T lime juice. sprinkle with scallions and 1/4c cilantro. cover and micro 7m on high until fish is cooked thru. pour off any liquid from dish and flake fish with fork.

2. make sauce: meanwhile, in a small bowl stir together sourcream T lime juice and remaining 3/4c cilantro. season with salt and pepper.

3. assemble: stack tortillas between 2 papertowels and micro for 45s until warm. arrange lettuce and carrots down center of tortillia; top with salmon. drizzle lightly with sauce and fold in 1/2. serve rest of sauce for dipping.



i'm telling you, it's a good dish. very easy and a light fresh taste. perfect for a weekend lunch. keep eating...