Salmon tortillas with creamy avocado salsa

Author: Niki Bezzant - Founding Editor

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

A seriously tasty ready in only 20 minutes. It's low FODMAP and a great recipe to have at your fingertips when looking for a light and healthy meal for two.

Serves: 2

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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160g salmon fillet (from tail end)
1 large carrot, grated or julienned
1 green or red capsicum, thinly sliced
1 radish, sliced into matchsticks
1 courgettezucchiniX, grated or julienned
1 small cucumber, skin and seeds removed and diced
½ avocado, diced
½ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
zest and juice of 1 lime or lemon
4 small corn sweetcornXtortillas (we used Tio Pablo Chicas)
2 tablespoons toasted pumpkin
seeds, to garnish
2 tablespoons chipotle or chilli sauce, to garnish (optional)

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking dish with baking paper and place salmon on top. Bake salmon for 10-15 minutes, until just cooked. Remove from oven to cool.
While salmon is cooking, in a bowl combine carrot, capsicum, radish and courgette to make a slaw. In another bowl, gently combine cucumber, avocado, yoghurt and lime zest and juice.
Heat tortillas according to packet instructions. Flake salmon into large chunks.
Serve tortillas topped with salmon, slaw and avocado salsa. Garnish with pumpkin seeds and chipotle, if desired.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check sauce is gluten free.

Make it low FODMAP: Reduce avocado serve to one eighth, use lactose-free yoghurt and sauce without onion or garlic.

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Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 621 cal

Kilojoules 2600 kJ

Protein 27 g

Total fat 36 g

Saturated fat 8 g

Carbohydrates 45 g

Sugar 16 g

Dietary fibre 10 g

Sodium 610 mg

Calcium 240 mg

Iron 4 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.