Tilapia Tacos with Cucumber Cilantro Sauce
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 4 6-ounce tilapia filets
- 8 corn tortillas
Fresh Toppings
- 1 orange bell pepper diced
- ½ cucumber halved and sliced thin
- ¼ cup red onion diced
- ¾ cup cilantro chopped
- ½ tablespoon lime juice plus wedges for garnish
Cucumber Cilantro Sauce
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ 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
- ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ 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