What is Cajun Salmon? Nutritional Facts, Calories & Taste

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What is Cajun Salmon?

Cajun salmon is a fish dish based out of Louisiana, USA. A cut of salmon is rubbed in a mix of lime juice, cumin, brown sugar, chili powder, coriander, and paprika. The flavors are warm gently spicy, sweet, and salty. The fish is pink and flaky and can be grilled, fried, or cooked in any number of ways.

What does Cajun Salmon Taste Like?

Salty

Salty is one of the five main tastes. It has a satisfying and addictive quality with hints of sourness. Salty foods include cheeses, cured meats, chips, and olives. It is used in almost every dish and prepared food. Salt is added to enhance flavor and offer a distinctly salty taste.

Spicy

Spicy is a flavor that brings heat and fire to food by creating a burning sensation in the mouth or sinuses. Spicy flavors come from hot peppers, horseradish, and wasabi. Spicy adds a kick and sometimes complexity to a dish and releases endorphins, creating a mildly addictive quality.

Ingredients

salmon

Salmon is a popular fish and are best when caught in the wild, though many are farm raised. This fish has a grey skin and orange flesh. Salmon is an oily fish and has a strong fishy flavor with a textured meat that is extremely flaky, moist and tender. Salmon cooks quickly and can be eaten raw as sashimi, in sushi, or as a cooked fillet. There are many preparations for this fish, including curing it with salt and smoke.

lime juice

Lime juice comes from the citrus fruit of the lime tree. Limes are round and roughly the size of a small plum, but can vary. Limes have a firm texture with green rind. The pale green flesh of the lime is firm, pulpy and juicy, much like a lemon, but harder. The juice is squeezed from the flesh and is a pale green color with a sour and refreshing taste and is used in drinks and food items, including sauces.

vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is obtained by extracting oil from seeds. Types of vegetable oil include canola, sunflower, corn, and safflower. Light and with a neutral taste, vegetable oils are used to fry foods, or can be used to lightly coat meats and vegetables before roasting. Vegetable oils are also used as ingredients in salad dressings and sauces.

cumin ground

Cumin is a spice used in many cuisines around the world. The seed from which cumin is ground is a thin seed with a long body and tapered ends. Cumin is just a few millimeters in length and has a light brown or tan tone, which can look a bit grey. Ground cumin is light brown and has a flavor that is spicy, earthy and a little nutty. When pan heated, the flavor of cumin is both tempered and enhanced.

brown sugar

Brown sugar comes from the sugar cane or sugar beet. It is less refined than white sugar, but a refined sugar nonetheless. Brown sugar varies in color from light brown to dark brown. Light brown sugar has a milder flavor and lower moisture content, than stronger tasting brown sugar. The taste is mildly like molasses and very sweet. The sugar comes in fine granules that clump together. Brown sugar is used in baked goods for its sweet flavor and ability to make cookies soft. It is also used in many savory dishes to balance flavors.

chili powder

There are many varieties of chili peppers. They are a small, hot pepper. The pepper is dried and ground into a fine powder, that varies in shades of red. Chili powder is a spice blend popular in American and Latin-American cooking. It is usually made from ancho chilies, paprika, oregano and cumin, other spices may be added. It is used in many protein dishes and has a spicy and herbal flavor.

smoked paprika

Smoked paprika is made from Spanish pimiento peppers that have been dried, smoked over oak coals, and then ground to a fine powder. It has an intense, smoky taste but is mild and sweet. It is used in chorizo sausage and paella, and can be used as an ingredient in dry rubs for meat or in stews.

coriander powder

Coriander is the seed of the cilantro plant. These seeds are a warm beige color with a round and slightly oblong body. The seeds are commonly ground into powder and tastes citrusy, warm, and spicy.

Cajun Salmon Nutritional Facts and Calories

Serving Size: 6 oz170g

6 oz

	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories	316kcal	16%
Fats	N/A
Sat. fats	N/A
Mono. Fats	N/A
Trans fats	N/A
Carbs	N/A
Sugars	N/A
Fiber	N/A
Proteins	N/A
Cholesterol	N/A
Sodium	70mg	3%

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories are in 6 oz of Cajun Salmon?

There are 316 calories in 6 oz of Cajun Salmon.

How many calories are in 1 oz of Cajun Salmon?

There are 53 calories in 1 oz of Cajun Salmon.

How many calories are in 1 pound of Cajun Salmon?

There are 844 calories in 1 pound of Cajun Salmon.