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Grilled Salmon Tacos

A taco dish with grilled salmon, potatoes, salsa, lime, cilantro, and sour cream.

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Why it works: Pepper and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,491 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Grilled Salmon Tacos

Time4–6 minutes per ½-inch thickness

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the fish

  1. Thaw fish if frozen.

  2. Rinse fish and pat dry.

  3. Measure thickness of fish and set fish aside.

Cook the potatoes

  1. Cook potatoes in a covered small saucepan in enough boiling salted water until tender, about 15 minutes.

  2. Drain potatoes and let cool.

Season and grill the fish

  1. In a small bowl, combine chipotle chile pepper, sugar, and ¼ teaspoon salt.

  2. Rub the chile pepper mixture into the fish.

  3. For a charcoal grill, grill fish on a greased rack over medium coals for 4–6 minutes per ½‑inch thickness or until flakes easily, turning after half the time.

  4. For a gas grill, preheat grill, reduce heat to medium, place fish on a greased grill rack over heat, cover and grill as above.

  5. Cool fish slightly and break fish into chunks.

Assemble and serve

  1. In a medium bowl, combine salsa, lime juice, and remaining salt.

  2. Add potatoes, fish, green onion, and cilantro; toss gently to coat.

  3. Divide fish mixture among tortillas.

  4. Top each tortilla with sour cream and fold.

  5. Serve with lime wedges.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

750Calories
48 gProtein
18 gFat
101 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Corn Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Dairynot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Potato + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together938 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  4. Lime + corntop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together773 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Potato + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Salmon fillets
Provides the main protein, which flakes into tender pieces when grilled.
Potatoes
Adds bulk and a soft, starchy texture that holds the filling together.
Lime juice
Adds acidity that brightens the salsa and balances the rich fish.
Sour cream
Adds fat and creaminess that softens the chile heat.
Chipotle chile pepper
Adds smoky heat that seasons the fish as it grills.

The step that matters

Grilling the fish until it flakes. Fish cooks quickly and turns dry and tough past doneness. Checking for easy flaking, rather than relying only on time, keeps the flesh moist. Thickness sets the timing, so measure first.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, potato, pepper, sugar, lime, corn, cream):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Asparagusfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, potato, pepper, sugar, lime, corn, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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