Honey Lime Salmon Tacos

By Maria Lichty

Updated March 26, 2019

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Honey Lime Salmon Tacos – the slightly sweet honey lime glaze makes these salmon tacos extra delicious. They take less than 30 minutes to make and are great for Taco Tuesday or any day! 

Salmon for Tacos

Caleb is obsessed with salmon right now. He puts it on his little meal chart every week and makes sure we remember to buy it at the store. Caleb is also a big fan of Taco Tuesdays so last week we combined salmon night and Taco Tuesday and made Honey Lime Salmon Tacos. It was Caleb’s dream dinner!

Salmon Fish Taco Glaze

Don’t be scared of salmon, it is so easy to prepare and so easy to cook. For the salmon tacos, we made a simple honey lime glaze. The glaze only has five ingredients: olive oil, fresh lime juice, honey, lime zest, and garlic. Whisk everything together, pour it over fresh salmon, sprinkle with a little cilantro, and bake for about 15 minutes. Yep, it’s that easy.

How to Make Salmon Tacos

While the salmon is baking, get all of your taco toppings ready. For these salmon tacos, we used:

• red cabbage
• avocado
• queso fresco
• cilantro

Easy peasy! Feel free to add your favorite taco toppings! Radishes, shredded cheese, red onion, and jalapeño slices would also be good!

For the base of the tacos we used corn tortillas that we charred slightly over our gas stove. If you don’t have a gas stove, you can heat up the tortillas in the microwave or oven.

When the salmon comes out of the oven, it is taco time! Place pieces of salmon on top of the corn tortillas and top with the prepared taco toppings!

Honey + Lime make Great Salmon Fish Tacos

The salmon is tender, flaky, and slightly sweet! The honey lime glaze made the perfect salmon for tacos! Caleb was in taco heaven. He ate two tacos and asked if we could have Honey Lime Salmon Tacos next Tuesday. He said every Tuesday should be a salmon Taco Tuesday:)

If you like these Salmon Tacos, you might also like:

• Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Tacos
• Mexican Rice
• Pico de Gallo
• Grilled Zucchini Chickpea Tacos
• Grilled Steak Tacos

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Honey Lime Salmon Tacos

These easy fish tacos take less than 30 minutes to make and are perfect for Taco Tuesday or any day!

4.72 from 7 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Servings 8 tacos

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Ingredients

  

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• 1 pound salmon
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 8 corn tortillas
• 1 cup shredded purple cabbage
• 1 large avocado diced
• 1/3 cup crumbled queso fresco
• Extra cilantro for garnish

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil. Fold the sides up so the marinade doesn't run out of the foil onto the pan.
• In a small bowl, whisk together oil, lime juice, honey, lime zest, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Place the salmon on the foil lined pan and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the honey lime glaze over the salmon. It is ok if it spreads. Sprinkle salmon evenly with chopped cilantro. Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes.
• Carefully remove salmon from foil, separating the salmon from the skin. Discard the skin. Break up the salmon into pieces and place on corn tortillas. Top each taco with shredded cabbage, avocado, queso fresco, and cilantro. Serve warm.
• Note-We like to char the corn tortillas over our gas range or grill. You can also heat them up in the oven or microwave.

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