I want to share this recipe because it was YUMMY! I have liked all of the recipes I have tried from the Hungry Girl cookbooks or the emails I get from her. Yummy, generally pretty darn easy plus healthier than most yummy recipes :)
TACOS:
2 tbsp. lime juice
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/8 tsp salt
Two 4-oz raw tilapia fillets (or other flaky white fish)
4 6-inch corn tortillas
1 cup shredded lettuce
1/4 cup chopped tomato
Now, I doubled the fish (4 fillets) and doubled the spices and tripled the lime juice. With this you can get more tacos and if you are feeding a boy in the house, you need more. We used 6 tortillas.
For Avocado Cream:Directions:
Combine lime juice and spices for the tacos in a large bowl, and mix well. Add fillets and evenly cover both sides with seasoned lime juice. Cover and let marinate in the fridge (I let marinate for a couple hours but Hungry Girl says 5 minutes is ok.)
Meanwhile, combine all ingredients for avocado cream in a small bowl and mix well. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Spray a grill or grill pan with non-stick spray and bring to medium heat. Grill fish for 5 minutes and then very carefully (can break apart as fragile) flip. Grill for 3 more minutes, or until cooked through. Break the fish apart in to small pieces.
Meanwhile, heat tortillas on a grill pan or comal until warm/lightly browned. I can fit 2 small corn tortillas on the pan so it takes a few minutes to do them all. Keep them warm, under a heating lamp or in a tortilla holder.
Then spread the avocado cream on the tortillas and fill with fish, lettuce and tomatoes. I also sliced up some limes as garnish/to squeeze on tacos.
This was an easy, fast and delicious meal. Especially for a nice, warm summer (ok, technically fall but whatever) dinner.
I do not take any credit for this recipe other than printing it off and then elaborating on the spices and avocado cream. I love fish tacos!! Since I’ve lived in Florida and California since I was 12 years old, I have been eating seafood tacos forever (fish, shrimp and even lobster.) I learned that some East Coasters and Mid-Westerns (and a lot of foreigners) had never even heard of fish tacos – WHAT?!?! You need to try them! So I hope you try this recipe and like it! :)
Also, I think the avocado cream recipe should be used for chips and dips purposes – very yummy!
