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Monday, April 20, 2015

Fish Tacos With Summer Salsa

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 lb halibut fillet (or other meaty fish)
  • 2 limes, juice of
  • 1 (11 ounce) can whole tomatillos, drained
  • 4 small zucchini, peeled, seeded, and cut into small cubes
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaf (and stems)
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
  • 8 (6 inch) corn tortillas
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 hass avocado, peeled and thinly sliced

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 225°; place fish in a bowl and drizzle with half of the lime juice; cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
  • 2 using your hands, squeeze the juice and flesh from the tomatillos, 1 at a time, into a medium bowl; discard the skins.
  • 3 mash the tomatillos with a fork.
  • 4 add in the zucchini and the remaining lime juice, the cilantro, and 2 teaspoons salt; toss to combine.
  • 5 spread the tortillas on 2 baking sheets and warm in the oven for about 10 minutes.
  • 6 in a small bowl, combine the chili powder, cayenne pepper, and ½ teaspoon salt.
  • 7 remove fish from lime juice; pat dry and cover with the spice rub.
  • 8 heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; cook fish about 4 minutes on each side.
  • 9 break the fish into bite-sized pieces and season to taste with salt.
  • 10 arrange fish in the tortillas with some of the salsa and avocado slices; fold up and eat.

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