Tilapia Tacos with Cucumber Cilantro Sauce
Servings: 8 tacos
Ingredients
- 4 (6 ounce) tilapia filets
- 8 corn tortillas
Fresh Toppings
- 1 orange bell pepper (diced)
- .5 cucumber (halved and sliced thin)
- .25 cup red onion (diced)
- .75 cup cilantro (chopped)
- .5 tablespoon lime juice (plus wedges for garnish)
Cucumber Cilantro Sauce
- .5 cup sour cream
- .25 cup cilantro
- 4 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cucumber (diced)
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- salt
- ground black pepper
Fish Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- .75 teaspoon garlic powder
- .75 teaspoon salt
- .5 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Mix the bell pepper, cucumber slices, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice in a medium bowl.
- In a food processor add cilantro, sour cream, lime juice, olive oil, cucumber, garlic, coriander, and black pepper. Process until it is the consistency of a thick sauce. If too thin, add more sour cream. Add salt and pepper according to taste.
- For the seasoning, combine the ground coriander, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, then season both sides of fillets.
- Heat olive oil on medium high in a skillet and cook 1-2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate or bowl before breaking into pieces.
- Wrap tortillas in a damp paper towel and warm in microwave.
- Top each tortilla with fish, fresh ingredients, cucumber cilantro sauce, and garnish with lime wedges.
Notes
This recipe was adapted from a recipe which can be found here: Tilapia Tacos with Cucumber Relish
