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If you are looking for a delicious and healthy recipe, this Salmon Lettuce Wrap is just that! It’s low in carb and very tasty. Just cook the salmon, pair it with your favorite ingredients and drizzle the delicious sauce onto it.
This low carb Salmon Lettuce Wrap is covered with a lip smacking taco ranch sauce. Taco seasoned salmon n a crisp lettuce cup, with black beans, corn and tomatoes – what’s not to love! Easy to make and utterly delicious!
If you’re looking for other delicious salmon recipes, why not also try my Spicy Honey Garlic Salmon and my Citrus Salmon Skewers!
Why you’ll love this Salmon Lettuce Wrap recipe
- Perfectly seasoned salmon. Coated in taco seasoning, paprika and spritzed with lime, this flaky salmon is so tasty.
- Healthy. Protein packed salmon, a rainbow of veggies, all wrapped up in a lettuce cup – nutritious and delicious.
- A delicious sauce. Taco ranch sauce with a zesty lime kick and a hit of spice from sriracha.
- And easy fish dish. This recipe serves up a dozen lettuce wraps and is whipped up in less than 30 mins, pantry to table.
Ingredients you’ll need
- Salmon
- Taco Seasoning
- Paprika
- Lime Juice
- Olive Oil
- Veggies – corn, onions, tomatoes, radish, jalapenos, butter lettuce
- Black Beans
- Taco Sauce – taco ranch sauce, lime juice, olive oil, sriracha sauce (optional)
How to make this Salmon Lettuce Wrap
- Marinade your salmon – coat your salmon in the taco seasoning, lime juice, paprika and olive oil.
- Cook the salmon – Pan sear or grill the salmon and break it into pieces.
- Prepare the taco sauce – combine your taco sauce ingredients.
- Assemble your wraps – combine your diced veggies and salmon then spoon into the lettuce wraps. Drizzle sauce on top.
- Serve and enjoy!
Recipe notes and tips
- You can omit the sriracha and jalapenos for less heat.
- For a milder heat, make sure you remove the seeds and ribs from the jalapenos.
- Cooking time depends on the thickness of your salmon.
- You could swap out the salmon for shredded chicken, ground chicken or ground turkey.
- Make sure to dice your ingredients very small. This is one of the keys to making sure every bite is loaded with both texture and flavor!
- I like keeping my salmon just a little bit undercooked so it stays juicy and doesn’t feel so dry.
- You can also grill the salmon in your oven or outside grill.
FAQ’s
What’s the best salmon to use?
You can buy any salmon you like to make this recipe. I usually grab mine from either Costco or Sprouts most of the time. They have both wild caught and farm raised salmon. It really all depends on you preference. The first step is to marinate your salmon with whatever spices you like to use. For this recipe I rubbed the salmon with some lime juice and for the seasoning, I used taco seasoning, paprika and drizzled some olive oil on it.
Which lettuce should I use for a Lettuce Wrap?
You will obviously need lettuce, which here I used butter lettuce. You can use any type of lettuce you prefer or have in hand. The most popular choices for a Lettuce Wrap are:
- Butterhead Lettuce
- Green Leaf Lettuce
- Romaine Lettuce
Whichever Lettuce Wrap you go for, be sure to choose a head of lettuce that has large and flexible enough leaves to use as a wrap.
What Taco sauce goes well with a Salmon Lettuce Wrap?
For this Salmon Lettuce Wrap recipe I used some taco ranch sauce with a little added lime juice and olive oil mixed together. I love the Ortega brand, I have mentioned that before, it’s so yummy. If you want to make it spicy you can add some sriracha sauce to the mix as well. If you prefer going with a dressing that you can make from scratch you can use the same dressing I made for my Spicy Salmon Salad, which you can also add a little bit of taco seasoning to it if you like to have a more taco flavored dressing.
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Salmon Lettuce Wrap
Ingredients
- 16 oz. salmon, raw
- 2 tbsps. taco seasoning
- 2 tbsps. lime juice
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 2 tbsps. olive oil
- 1 cup corn, cooked
- 1 cup black beans
- 1 cup tomatoes, diced (fresh)
- 1/2 cup purple onions, diced
- 2 jalapeno peppers, diced
- 1/2 cup sliced radish
- 1 pack of butter lettuce
TACO SAUCE:
- Taco ranch sauce
- Lime juice
- Olive oil
- Sriracha sauce, optional
Instructions
- Marinate the salmon and then pan sear with olive oil or grill. Break into smaller pieces afterwards.
- Prepare the taco ranch dressing.
- Dice all the ingredients needed to assemble the wrap.
- Assemble all the ingredients you like on the piece of lettuce and drizzle some taco ranch sauce onto it to complete the wrap.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- You can omit the sriracha and jalapenos for less heat.
- For a milder heat, make sure you remove the seeds and ribs from the jalapenos.
- Cooking time depends on the thickness of your salmon.
- You could swap out the salmon for shredded chicken, ground chicken or ground turkey.
- Make sure to dice your ingredients very small. This is one of the keys to making sure every bite is loaded with both texture and flavor!
- I like keeping my salmon just a little bit undercooked so it stays juicy and doesn’t feel so dry.
- You can also grill the salmon in your oven or outside grill.
