12 Minute Baked Salmon Fajitas

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 111.

	this recipe	typical
fat	7%	3%
protein add	100%	100%
salt	1%	0%
aromatics	26%	22%
vegetables and beans	33%	42%
sweetener	1%	0%

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

600 g	600g / 1.2lb skinless salmon fillets (, cut into 2.5cm/1" cubes (Note 1))
20 g	1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
5 g	2 tsp smoked paprika ((or regular paprika))
2 g	1 tsp EACH garlic, onion, cumin powder
1 g	1/2 tsp dried oregano
4 g	3/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt ((halve for cooking salt, double for flakes))
4 g	1 tsp (tightly packed) brown sugar ((helps the salmon brown!))
1 g	1/4 tsp cayenne pepper ((optional), for small spiciness)
	3 capsicums (1 each red, yellow, green) (, deseeded, cut into 0.75cm / 1/3" strips)
150 g	1 red onion (, cut into 0.75cm / 1/3"wedges)
20 g	1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 g	1 garlic clove (, minced using garlic press or knife)
3 g	1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
	Creamy Jalapeno Sauce
	Pink Taco Sauce ((2 ingredients!))
	Sour cream
350 g	12 - 16 taco-size tortillas (, corn or flour (3 to 4 per person, depending on size), wrapped in foil (make 2 parcels))
200 g	1 avocado (, sliced)
12 g	2 tbsp roughly chopped coriander ((cilantro), optional but recommended)
	Lime wedges (, optional)

Method: 10 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Fun recipe Nagi 🤩 I had some leftover tortillas and we often eat cod or salmon on fridays. I also had some cilantro on its last legs and my homemade pickled jalapeños. That creamy jalapeño sauce is incredible!!. I think I would like it veggie style maybe w” — a cook, 5.0★

“We've had your Salmon Fajitas twice this week we love them so much! The spices on the Salmon are to die for. Tonight my husband asked 'What's for dinner?' When I told him 'Nagi's Fajitas 'he jumped straight into cutting it all up he was so excited! Thank yo” — a cook, 5.0★