Cupcakes and Cashmere

Taco Tuesday

September 30th, 2009

Last week I went out for tacos and was reminded why the alliterative Tuesday night meal is always a great idea.  I took a stab at whipping up my own version with salmon last night with a dry-rub and tomatillo-avocado slaw that I’d gladly make time and time again (recipe here).  It was a multi-step process, which I find oddly calming and most importantly, a learning experience while in the grocery store.  After scanning the entire produce section, I realized I had never seen a whole tomatillo and seriously considered buying a canned salsa.  Instead, I surreptitiously asked an employee where the little fruits were located without disclosing that I had no idea what they looked like.  I only hoped he hadn’t seen me walk by them five times just minutes before.

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  • http://playlosangeles.blogspot.com/ Sweetshelle

    yummy! I must try!

    http://www.iplayinla.com

  • http://corksandcaftans.wordpress.com Corks & Caftans

    this made me laugh because I recently read this sad tomatillo post from a friend of mine… oh well, now we know! http://iheartmountains.blogspot.com/2009/09/so-now-you-tell-me.html

  • http://www.phresh-produce.blogspot.com ajarina

    oh my goshhh soooo YUMMMYYYY….. I LOVE IT!!

    http://www.phresh-produce.blogspot.com

  • http://www.ramblingbrooke.com Brooke

    They look SO good!

  • http://allwomenstalk.com All Women Stalker

    Love your food posts. The photos are always gorgeous.

    -meream

  • http://sterlingstyle.blogspot.com TaylorSterling

    Emily- you kill me with the amazing food. My bf would be so happy if I could cook like this. It looks so yummy!

  • http://www.seduisante.blogspot.com Kelsi

    Definitely going to have to try that recipe. Those look and sound amazing!

  • http://hildemollerknag.blogspot.com Becca

    those look deliciously great.

  • http://anotherfishinthesea.wordpress.com Beth

    That looks so delicious! You always try out the best recipes and do such a great job of making them look amaaaaazing.

  • http://www.iheartkiwi.blogspot.com breezy

    i would have never thought to put coffee and cumin together! those tacos look amazing. so fresh!

  • http://idassweetlife.blogspot.com/ Ida

    Yummy!! Cute blog! I’ve mentioned your blog on mine a few times :)

    http://idassweetlife.blogspot.com/

  • http://foreverash.blogspot.com Ash

    i am definately going to have to try this recipe! it looks delish, i love learning how to make new things!

    xo ash

  • http://idassweetlife.blogspot.com/ Ida

    Yummy! Cute blog! I’ve mentioned a few of your entries on my blog!

    check it out: http://idassweetlife.blogspot.com/

  • http://the-dream-dressing.blogspot.com/ monica

    whaou love your blog ! yummy ; )
    xoxo Monica

  • http://shapeyourculture.blogspot.com/ Kathleen

    mmm looks delicious! and glad you didn’t forget the limes. :)

  • http://nikymarie.blogspot.com Nicole Marie

    yum yum yum! and don’t worry i walk up and down aisles for so long before asking for help.

  • MAISON CHAPLIN

    YUMMI!

  • http://www.danacordovadesign.com Dana Cordova

    Wow, awesome recipe, thank you! I must try these out on my husband…

  • http://colorsofhoney.blogspot.com Kirby

    YUM! I think I will be making tacos this weekend!

  • Kate

    There is a restaurant (Aqua Verde) in Seattle that sells a similar dish, except that salmon is smoked. Delish!

  • Kate

    I made this tonight for my family and it was a pretty big hit! Thanks for putting up this great recipe–I never would have found it without you! It was a little hard finding tomatillos in season in New England but it was worth the search. Also, I added a little sugar to the slaw and I thought it worked a little better. It was great, I definitely recommend!

  • http://sarahandthecityblog.blogspot.com/ Sarah

    I just made this recipe, used a little different recipe for the fish but the same one for the tomatillo slaw. It was delicious! Yours looks a lot better though, ha. Thanks for the idea!

    http://sarahandthecityblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/salmon-tacos.html

  • http://sweetraspberryjam.blogspot.com/ Raspberry Jam
  • http://www.unacolombianaencalifornia.com/ Cristina
  • http://www.styleabaad.com Styleabaad

    Oh that looks yummy! I’ve never tried making my own fish tacos before but I really feel like trying it out after seeing this!

  • http://www.borellidesign.com marissa casellini

    tacos are amazing any day of the week. This was our Sunday night dinner! http://2goplease.blogspot.com/2011/05/fava-bean-avocado-and-bbq-tofu-salad.html

  • http://elr215.blogspot.com/ Emily LaRene

    I made this dry-rubbed salmon over the weekend, & oh my goodness if it wasn’t the most amazing thing ever!!! I tweaked the sauce because I’m on a diet & used frozen peas instead of the tomatillo & avacado, & plain non-fat yogurt instead of the sour cream. I served the flaked salmon with the sauce drizzled on top & cut up green peppers & radishes to dip in the sauce. It was so good I made it again the next day. Thanks for finding this one!!

  • http://www.ellacoquine.com/ Ella Coquine

    I’m desperately looking for a recipe to whip up for my boyfriend tonight and these tacos caught my eye.

    The only problem is that I’m in Paris and just laughed out loud thinking of me trying to find a tomatillo here. If you had a problem in LA and I have no doubt that Paris will pose even more of a challenge!

    The search continues…