Meal Plan Monday: Fish Tacos with Homemade Avocado Sauce

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Fish Tacos With Homemade Avocado Sauce – I thought I would share a recipe from one of my weekly meal plans. I know putting together a full week’s meal plan can be time-consuming. Accommodating everyone’s tastes, likes, and must-haves. It’s like juggling and I often was finding it overwhelming. This week’s recipe was one of the fish recipes I wanted to try to see if it was good enough for our meal plan list. And happy to say it was!

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We often like to have fish once a week. It’s easy to cook. Our favorite is white fish like tilapia fillets or cod. You can also use halibut or salmon fillets for this recipe. I often find that fish tacos are a great way to get kids into eating fish too.

Fish Tacos with Avocado Sauce Recipe 

This recipe has a delicious avocado sauce! You’ll be using leftovers on your salads the next day! If there is any leftover.

Adapted Image (color, spices & drips erased + added overlay & 50% softness on the background ) Image from Flickr Creative Commons according to terms all image credits to Photography Credits to Jules Stone-Soup  Image Image license

The recipe is very easy to make. What’s not to like about easy? I didn’t have time to take my own photos. I need to plan and remake this to take photos. 

This isn’t a recipe where you have to go out and purchase a lot of items to make it. You are most likely to have on hand all the spices, cloves of garlic, and a few other items stocked in your fridge if you cook regularly. We always have lettuce on hand as we try to eat a lot of veggies.

Fish Tacos Recipe

Supplies 

• fish like tilapia fillets, cod, or halibut 1lb. per 4 servings is what the recipe calls for  (I usually get extra )
• corn tortillas
• lemon and limes
• fat-free sour cream
• it calls for cabbage I substitute it with iceberg lettuce to make it more kid-friendly
• cilantro
• optional tomato and red onion
• and all the herbs listed in the recipe

 Adapted Taste of Home Fish Taco Avocado Recipe (Issue April/May 2010)

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Fish Tacos with Avocado Sauce

We prefer corn tortillas over flour. The original calls for flour. There is also a salsa recipe you can make to go with this recipe. I didn't make it. I have made this without the marinade before too and it's tastes just fine.Optionally you can use low fat mayo & sour cream. Image Adapted {color, spices & drips erased 50% soft focus on background} Image from Flickr Creative Commons according to terms all image credits to: Photography Credits to Jules Stone-Soup http://www.flickr.com/photos/stone-soup/

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• Olive Oil 1 tablespoon
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1 pound halibut or tilapia fillets
• Corn tortillas
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• Cilantro washed & chopped
• SAUCE:
• 2 medium ripe avocados divided
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup Best Foods mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1 teaspoon dill weed
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• Dash cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the lemon juice, oil and garlic. Add the halibut; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. (Optional)
2. For sauce peel and cube avocados. In a small bowl, mash 1/4 cup avocado. Stir in the remaining sauce ingredients. Place remaining avocado in a small bowl. Refrigerate sauce until serving.
3. Drain fish and discard marinade. Broil halibut 4-6 in. from the heat for 8-10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. ( I have cooked my fish on the stove in olive oil. Either way cook until flakes with a fork. Do not over cook.
4. Place fish on the center of each tortilla. Top each with 1/4 cup lettuce, about 1 tablespoon sauce and optional 1/4 cup salsa. We used cilantro and lime to garnish tacos with too.

Recipe Notes

When making the salsa!

Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Originally published as Fish Tacos with Avocado Sauce in Taste of Home April/May 2010, p65

To see the full original recipe with Salsa recipe visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/fish-tacos-with-avocado-sauce

Related Fish Recipes I think you’ll enjoy!

• Baked Salmon In The Oven
• Grilled Salmon 
• Slow Baked Salmon 
• Baked Alaskan Salmon
• Fish Tacos With Avocado Sauce
• Taste of Home Original Fish Tacos with Avocado Sauce Recipe
•  Cilantro and Lime Fish Tacos 
• Kraft Recipe Makers Asian Fish Tacos

How often do you cook fish in your house?

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