01 March 2011

. . . something's fishy . . .

. . . if you google "tia rosa's salmon tacos" . . .
. . . this is the image that pops up . . .
. . . which technically appears to be
a salmon taco on the left . . .
. . . and a shrimp taco on the right . . .
. . . sadly ~ no actual photos
of our very own salmon tacos exist . . .

. . . i'm here to report
that you can make
salmon tacos like these at home . . .

{only better!}
. . . don't you just love cooking blogs? . . .
. . . here's what i did . . .
. . . first ~ i invited my siblings and my mom
to celebrate mom's birthday
with dinner at my house . . .
. . . then i went to costco
and bought the biggest piece of salmon
i could find . . .
. . . when my brothers and sister
and mom and i got home
from the temple saturday night ~
i put them all to work . . .
. . . molly and heather seasoned the salmon . . .
{extra virgin olive oil, fresh rosemary, seafood spice rub,
kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, and lemon slices}
. . . they wrapped it securely
in a double layer of foil . . .
. . . then eric and jeff expertly grilled it ~
about 4-5 minutes per side . . .
. . . we enjoyed our fill along with
wonderful, buttery filet mignon,
{thank you, lora!}
{thank you, eric!}
green salad with blush wine vinaigrette,
beautiful fresh fruit,
{thank you, heather!}
garlic bread,
and raspberry cream cake . . .
. . . is your mouth watering yet? . . .

. . . but ~here's the most important part:

i made sure there was
plenty of salmon left over

. . . then yesterday, i googled
"tia rosa's salmon tacos recipe" . . .
. . . many options appeared . . .
. . . here're the three toppings i made
and enjoyed immensely . . .

cabbage slaw
  • 2 c finely shredded cabbage
  • 1/3 c minced red onion
  • 1/4 c seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 T extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 t kosher salt
  • 1/4 t fresh ground black pepper
toss cabbage and onion together.
whisk together oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.
toss with cabbage to coat.

citrus salsa
  • 3 medium navel oranges
  • 2 medium limes
  • 1/4 c cilantro leaves
  • 2 serrano chilis
  • 2 t seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 t extra virgin olive oil
  • pinch kosher salt
  • few twists of fresh ground black pepper
remove peel and pith from oranges and limes.
cut sections from between membranes.
chop coarsely.
mince cilantro leaves and serrano chili.
{if you're wimpy, fine. remove the seeds and veins first, but i would never do such a thing!}
lightly toss all ingredients together.

cilantro creme
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 6 sprigs cilantro
  • 2 green onions
  • 1 serrano chili
  • pinch kosher salt
  • few twists of fresh ground black pepper
finely mince cilantro, green onions and chili.
stir all ingredients together.

assembly:
  • reheat salmon {in a skillet ~ no big deal}
  • warm corn tortillas {in another skillet. fresh ones from pro's ranch market are awesome}
  • use two tortillas per taco
  • smear a spoonful of cilantro creme down the center of tortillas
  • using a fork, flake off a generous portion of salmon
  • place it on the cilantro creme
  • top with cabbage slaw and citrus salsa
  • and snarf

. . . i highly recommend . . .
. . . don't get overwhelmed . . .
. . . after making sure i had
all the required ingredients,
it only took me about thirty minutes
to make these . . .
. . . seriously, the toppings changed this entree
from fish in a tortilla
to absolutely delish in a tortilla . . .


5 comments:

manders said...

that sounds delightful! how bout we have them for dinner next, next Sunday? mmmmkay?

•stephanie• said...

sounds good to me, but what will amelia and the grandkids eat?

chris+amber said...

i second that, manders. the less adventurous eaters like mimi & the kids (except hal)can just have cheese crisps, as usual. no big deal. i don't know if i can wait this long, though. yum-o!

Shellene said...

ummm....if I googled salmon tacos I would like it to say..."Ring, ring, hello, this is Steph. Sure come right down and help yourself." That is about how far I would get making Tia Rosas Salmon Tacos. And I would like it to say I also could come in my silky nighty. That would be perfectly awesome!!..(as you are my friend!)

•stephanie• said...

sheena . . . did you take your ambien prior to commenting?
you're a goofball.