Sunday, February 22, 2015

Broiled Tilapia Tacos

real yum.
(p.s. These ingredient amounts serve four, so halve the recipe if you're serving for two!)
INGREDIENTS:
  • 8 6-inch white or yellow corn tortillas
  • Quick Slaw:
  • 2 cups finely chopped green cabbage or prepackaged angel hair coleslaw mix (I bought the prepackaged broccoli slaw and it was delicious.)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 3 small radishes, very thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon olive or avocado oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • Pinch of salt, plus more to taste if needed
  • Avocado Sauce:
  • 1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
  • 1 avocado
  • 1/2 jalapeƱo, seeded and membranes removed
  • Pinch of salt
  • Tilapia:
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive or avocado oil
  • 4 tilapia fillets, about 5 ounces each
DIRECTIONS:
  1. Preheat the broiler to high with one rack in the center and another placed about 4-5 inches from the top of the oven or heating element. 
  2. For the coleslaw, in a medium bowl, toss together all the ingredients. Set aside.
  3. For the avocado sauce, blend all the ingredients together until smooth. Set aside. (Just the 1,000,001th reason to have a Vitamix!)
  4. Wrap the tortillas in foil and place them on the center rack of the oven to heat through.
  5. For the tilapia, in a small bowl, combine the cumin, garlic powder, oregano, and salt. Place the tilapia fillets on a lightly greased baking sheet (you can line with foil and grease the foil to minimize cleanup) and rub lightly on both sides with the oil. Sprinkle both sides of the fish with the spice mixture. Broil on the top rack until the flesh is firm but not overcooked, 5-8 minutes. (Half of my fish was cooked after about 8 min, so I took the finished fish out and left the rest of the fish to cook for another 2 minutes or so.)
  6. To serve, use two forks to lightly break apart the tilapia into pieces. Divide the fish between the tortillas and top with slaw and avocado sauce. Serve immediately.  

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