In moving over to WordPress from Blogger – I had a few issues at getting all of my posts to successfully come across. You may notice that instead of my posts going all the way back to 2008, they only go back to July 2013. I think this is okay, as some of my earlier posts weren’t that awesome {and the photography of those posts could be described as tragic}. But some of them are my most viewed posts – so I thought that I would republish the most popular ones here on WordPress during the month of November. You may remember this post from 2013…
I love anything Mexican – I love the fresh flavours and I think I may or may not be addicted to lime. I picked up some red snapper the other day in my weekly grocery shop and thought that I would branch out and try a fish taco {because they seem so popular on American food blogs and Pintrest boards}. I thought that I would use soft white tortillas and combine the fish with fresh lime and chilli. Sounding good? Well, what about the addition of a fresh tomato and avocado salsa and some tangy lime mayo? AMAZING!
And what’s more – this dish was on the table in no time … thanks to the fact that the fish takes less than 2 minutes on each slide to cook and you only need to warm the tortillas in the microwave for a minute on HIGH. Move over Jamie Oliver, I just might have created a 10 minute meal!
- 350 grams of firm white fish (I used red snapper)
- 1 tablespoon of dried chilli flakes
- 1 lime (mine was super juicy I had originally purchased two, but only need one)
- 1 small butter lettuce
- 1 avocado
- 1 medium tomato
- ¼ red onion
- 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
- ½ bunch of coriander
- 8 small white tortillas
- Salt and pepper
- Slice the fish into smaller strips, before seasoning with a squeeze of lime juice, chilli flakes, salt and pepper. Preheat a frying pan before searing the fish – it will need approximately 2 minutes each side in a hot pan.
- Meanwhile, microwave the tortillas on HIGH for a minute (double check the instructions on the side of the packet). Wash the lettuce. Dice the avocado, tomato and red onion finely before seasoning with lots of lime juice, salt and pepper.
- Ramp up the lime punch by adding the remaining lime juice into your store bought mayo. Add finely diced coriander stems, salt and pepper and then stir to combine.
- To serve, lay lettuce and coriander leaves on half of an open tortilla, top with fish, a dollop of mayo and a scoop of salsa … fold and then cram into your mouth before the lime drizzles down your hands… YUMMO!
Do you enjoy Mexican food? Have you tried your hand at making a fish taco? If you whip up one of my recipes I would love for you to share it on social media using the hashtag #GoodFoodWeek.
