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Southwest Salmon with Cilantro-Lime Sauce (Cooking for 2)

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 2
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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.
Updated Jun 9, 2017
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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

Steps

  • 1
    In small bowl, mix sour cream, cilantro, lime peel, lime juice, honey and salt; set aside.
  • 2
    Season salmon fillets with taco seasoning mix. In 8-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add fillets to skillet, skin-side down.
  • 3
    Cook 6 to 8 minutes or until skin is browned. Turn fillets; cook 2 to 4 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with fork.
  • 4
    Serve salmon with cilantro-lime sauce.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Wild salmon can have a leaner flesh and may take less time to cook than the fattier farm-raised salmon.
  • tip 2
    If you’d like to add a little heat to the cilantro-lime sauce, add 1 teaspoon finely chopped serrano chile.
  • tip 3
    Sautéed corn and cherry tomatoes make a lovely accompaniment to this dish.

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
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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