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Easy Tilapia Fish Taco Recipe with Mango Salsa

This easy tilapia fish taco recipe with mango salsa is easy to make and the flavors in it is guaranteed to blow your mind. Are you ready for taco Tuesday? 30 minutes or less on the clock and you have the most delicious homemade tacos dinner to be served for dinner

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
00
30 mins
Total Time
22 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 602 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 8 corn tortillas
For fish marinade
  • 1 lbs fillets of tilapia fish (or haddock or cod)
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin powder
  • 1 tablespoon Italian Herbs
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoon low sodium light soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoon lime juice
To cook
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
Topping/Garnish
  • Shredded purple cabbage slaw
  • Mango Salsa
  • fresh cilantro
  • lime juice
For fish taco sauce
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder (optional)
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice

Instructions

Marinade fish –
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  1. Whisk all the ingredients mentioned under the list for fish marinade. Rub the marinade all over tilapia fish and let the fish rest for 30 minutes on room temperature.
Cooking fish -
  1. Heat a skillet on medium high flame. Pour olive oil (and some butter if you like, we skipped butter) to the skillet.
  2. Place the fish fillets and cook until blackened on both sides (cooked well on both sides). Remove the pan from flame and shred the fish fillets into finger length pieces.
Assemble the tacos –
  1. Warm corn tortillas on a skillet or grill for few seconds on both sides. Place fish fillets, spoon in little mango salsa or any salsa of your choice. Top with some shredded red cabbage slaw (or use plain red cabbage). Add few pieces of avocados too if you prefer.
  2. Finally drizzles creamy fish taco sauce, lime juice and sprinkle fresh cilantro.
  3. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Type Of Fish - Use lean flaky fish. They are mild in flavor and take on the spice rub well, plus cook pretty fast. Strong flavored fish like salmon, mackerel, tuna might not work.
  • Cooking Fish - Do not grill/cook fish for longer. Lean white fish cooks really fast. With fork test if you are able to flake it, its done. Do not cook any further.
  • To Make Red Cabbage Slaw - Use 1 cup shredded red cabbage, 1 white onion sliced, 1 jalapenos peppers diced, Juice of 1 lime, handful of finely chopped cilantro, ¼ cup Greek yogurt (or sour cream) salt and pepper to taste. Toss everything together, keep in fridge covered until ready to serve.
  • To Make Mango Salsa - When fresh mangoes are in season, you must make mango salsa. To serve it over grilled meat. grilled fish, tacos, serve it with nachos. Find the recipe for mango salsa here
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  • Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition Information

Serving 0g Calories 602kcal (30%) Carbohydrates 32g (11%) Protein 29g (58%) Fat 41g (63%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Cholesterol 83mg (28%) Sodium 685mg (29%) Potassium 666mg (19%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 1460IU (29%) Vitamin C 4mg (4%) Calcium 134mg (13%) Iron 4.1mg (23%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 602

% Daily Value*

Serving 0g
Calories 602kcal 30%
Carbohydrates 32g 11%
Protein 29g 58%
Fat 41g 63%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 83mg 28%
Sodium 685mg 29%
Potassium 666mg 14%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 1460IU 29%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Calcium 134mg 13%
Iron 4.1mg 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.