BQ Salmon Tacos (15-Minute Dinner)

White plate filled with three bbq salmon tacos stacked against each other.

BQ Salmon Tacos (15-Minute Dinner)

This BBQ salmon tacos recipe is designed for busy nights. With minimal prep and bold flavor from your favorite barbecue sauce, it’s an easy dinner that comes together fast and feels like more than just another weeknight meal.

Course dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword baked bbq salmon, bbq salmon tacos, salmon bbq tacos

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 12

Total Time 14

Servings

Calories 672kcal

Author Samantha Rowland

Ingredients

1.25 pounds salmon
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ cup bbq sauce divided
2 medium avocado
8-12 small tortillas I used almond flour tortillas

Greek Yogurt Slaw

1/2 cup greek yogurt or dairy free yogurt
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 small head cabbage about 3-4 cups shredded cabbage

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425F.
Place salmon (skin side down) on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle salmon with salt and garlic powder then pour 2 tablespoons of bbq sauce over. Use the back of a spoon to push the bbq sauce around, fully coating the salmon.
1.25 pounds salmon, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ cup bbq sauce
Bake salmon in 425F oven for 12 minutes.
While salmon is baking, make the slaw. Combine greek yogurt, salt, garlic powder in a large bowl. Whisk well to combine.
1/2 cup greek yogurt, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Thinly shred the cabbage (or take a shortcut and use bagged slaw mix). Add cabbage to bowl with yogurt dressing and toss well with tongs until fully coated.
1 small head cabbage
When salmon is done baking, take out of the oven and pour 1/4 cup of bbq over top. Flake salmon with fork.
½ cup bbq sauce
Assemble the tacos adding slaw, bbq salmon, and avocado to tacos. Drizzle remaining bbq sauce over the top.
8-12 small tortillas, 2 medium avocado

Notes

Tips:

Cook time depends on thickness. If you find the salmon to be on the thinner side, start checking it at 10 minutes. If it's thicker, you may need to give it an extra 1-2 minutes.
The salmon is simply seasoned and coated in BBQ sauce, so the flavor really matters. If you don’t love the sauce, you won’t love the tacos.. I love Organicville BBQ sauce.

Don't want to turn on the oven? Use the air fryer!

Cook the salmon in the air fryer, be sure to add the bbq sauce to the salmon before cooking. You could also make air fryer salmon bites, which cook in just 6 minutes if you are short on time!

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