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Spiced Fish Tacos - These spiced fish tacos are packed with flavour and super fresh - we serve them with avocado, coriander and lime sauce, pickled shallots and creamy feta.

Spiced Fish Tacos

These spiced fish tacos are packed with flavour and super fresh - we serve them with avocado, coriander and lime sauce, pickled shallots and creamy feta.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: best seasoning for fish tacos, easy baked fish tacos, fish tacos recipe, Spiced Fish Tacos, spicy crema for fish tacos, spicy fish taco sauce, spicy fish tacos with avocado
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Griller (broiler)
  • Baking tray
  • Foil
  • Chopper or blender or small food processor
  • Oven or microwave

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoon white sugar sub maple syrup
  • ¼ cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 shallot
  • 2 lime
  • 1 red capsicum
  • 2 avocado
  • ½ bunch coriander
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 firm white fish fillets
  • 12 tortillas street taco size
  • 100 g feta
  • Salt
  • Black pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat your grill (broiler). Line a baking tray with foil (not baking paper, it’ll burn), and lightly brush with oil.
    2 teaspoon olive oil
    Line a baking tray with foil and lightly brush with oil.
  • To pickle shallots, mix sugar (or maple syrup), vinegar and a teaspoon of salt in a bowl. Peel shallots and finely slice into rings, then add to the bowl and set aside.
    2 teaspoon white sugar, ¼ cup white wine vinegar, Salt, 2 shallot
    Pickle shallots by mixing sliced shallot rings into a bowl with sugar, salt and vinegar.
  • Cut lime in half. Finely slice capsicum. De-seed and peel avocado. Option to slice your child’s portion of avocado and place it on their plate now. Roughly chop coriander and reserve a handful of leaves, then place the rest in a small chopper or blender.
    2 lime, 1 red capsicum, 2 avocado, ½ bunch coriander
    Prep and slice lime, capsicum and avocado. Roughly chop coriander and place in a chopper or blender, reserving a handful of leaves for later.
  • Juice 1 lime into the chopper or blender with olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper (opt.). Blitz until smooth, then add avocado flesh and blitz again.
    2 tablespoon olive oil, Salt, Black pepper, 2 avocado
    Juice lime into the chopper or blender with olive oil, salt and pepper, and avocado. Blitz until smooth.
  • In a small bowl, combine cumin, paprika, garlic powder, ground coriander, oregano, a pinch of salt and pepper (opt.) and olive oil.
    1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon ground coriander, 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, Salt, Black pepper, 2 tablespoon olive oil
    In a small bowl, combine cumin, paprika, garlic powder, ground coriander, oregano, salt and pepper and olive oil.
  • Place fish on the baking tray, and spoon over the spice mix (or just plain olive oil for kids if too spicy). Put under the grill for 6 minutes, or until cooked through.
    Tip: Check regularly, every grill is slightly different and the thickness of your fish will determine cooking time.
    4 firm white fish fillets
    Place fish on the baking tray, and spoon over the spice mix.
  • Heat tortillas in the oven or microwave.
    12 tortillas
    Heat tortillas in the oven or microwave.
  • To serve, use a fork to chunk fish. Divide between tortillas and top with capsicum, avocado sauce, drained shallots and coriander. Crumble over feta and slice remaining lime into wedges.
    For kids, slice up their tortillas and serve them plain fish with slices of avocado, capsicum and feta.
    100 g feta, 1 red capsicum
    Spiced Fish Tacos - Divide fish between tortillas and top with capsicum, avocado sauce, drained shallots and coriander. Crumble over feta.

Nutrition

Calories: 710kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 416mg | Potassium: 1460mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1595IU | Vitamin C: 61mg | Calcium: 260mg | Iron: 4mg