Southwest Salmon with Cilantro-Lime Sauce (Cooking for 2)
Updated Jun 9, 2017
Salmon fillets are lightly seasoned, pan-seared to perfection and served with fresh cool sour cream, lime and cilantro sauce, all done in under 30 minutes.
Southwest Salmon with Cilantro-Lime Sauce (Cooking for 2)
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 2
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 salmon fillets, skin on (6 oz each)
- 1 tablespoon from 1 packet (.85 oz) Old El Paso™ Chicken Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1In small bowl, mix sour cream, cilantro, lime peel, lime juice, honey and salt; set aside.
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Step2Season salmon fillets with taco seasoning mix. In 8-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add fillets to skillet, skin-side down.
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Step3Cook 6 to 8 minutes or until skin is browned. Turn fillets; cook 2 to 4 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with fork.
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Step4Serve salmon with cilantro-lime sauce.
Nutrition
500
Calories
37g
Total Fat
35g
Protein
7g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 500
- Calories from Fat
- 330
- Total Fat
- 37g
- 57%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 58%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 125mg
- 42%
- Sodium
- 690mg
- 29%
- Potassium
- 680mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 7g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 35g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 5 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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