Fish tacos with tomato and jalapeno salsa
Heart Foundation Recipes -Serves: 4
Prep time: 20min
Cooking time: 10min
Ingredients
⅓ cup reduced fat plain Greek yoghurt
500 g skinless, boneless white fish fillets
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoon Mexican chilli powder
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
312 g packet (12) white corn tortillas
12 small baby cos lettuce leaves
1 avocado, sliced
75 g feta cheese, crumbled
Lime wedges, to serve
Tomato and jalapeno salsa
1 bunch fresh coriander
3 medium tomatoes, cut into 1 cm pieces
½ small red onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons pickled sliced jalapenos, drained, finely chopped
2 teaspoons lime juice
Method
Step 1
To make salsa, set aside half the coriander bunch for serving. Finely chop the remaining coriander (leaves and stems) and place into a medium bowl. Add tomatoes, onion, jalapeno and lime juice. Mix to combine.
Step 2
Place yoghurt in a small bowl. Stir in about 1 tablespoon water to give a pouring consistency. Refrigerate salsa and yoghurt while preparing tortillas and fish.
Step 3
Place fish fillets in a large shallow dish. Add combined oil, chilli powder, paprika and cumin. Rub spice mixture over fish to coat evenly.
Step 4
Heat a large, lightly greased, non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Lightly toast tortillas in hot pan for 20-30 seconds on each side, until warm and lightly browned. Remove. Wrap in foil to keep warm.
Step 5
Cook fish fillets in same non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat for about 3 minutes on each side, or until fish is cooked and lightly charred. Transfer to a plate. Using 2 forks, break into large flakes.
Step 6
To serve, top warm tortillas with lettuce, fish, salsa and avocado. Sprinkle with feta and drizzle with yoghurt. Garnish with reserved coriander sprigs. Fold in half. Serve with lime wedges.
Tips
- Any firm, skinless, boneless fish is suitable for this recipe eg ling, dory, snapper.
- If preferred, heat tortillas and cook fish on a barbecue flat plate instead of in frying pan.
- Pickled jalapenos are available from the Mexican food section in supermarkets.
- Substitute 2 thinly sliced, small, fresh green chillies, if preferred.