Description
These Fish Tacos with Mango Watermelon Salsa are fresh, flavorful and perfect for summer! Layered with creamy avocado cilantro sauce, blackened cod and mango watermelon salsa!
Ingredients
Blackened Cod
1 pound cod
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper*
1/4 tsp salt
3 tbsp olive oil
Mango Watermelon Salsa
1 cup watermelon, chopped small
1/2 cup mango, chopped small
1/2 cup black beans, drained
1 tbsp jalapeño pepper, minced
2 tbsp red onion, minced
1 tbsp lime juice
Zest of 1 lime
1 tbsp olive oil
salt
coriander
Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce
1 large avocado**
1/3 cup plain greek yogurt
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp lime juice
salt
coriander
Fish Tacos
6 corn or flour tortillas***
Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce
Blackened Cod
Mango Watermelon Salsa
1/2 cup queso fresco
fresh radish
cilantro
Instructions
Blacked Cod
Pat cod dry and cut into pieces that will easily fit in your frying pan
In a small bowl combine all the spices to make a rub
Rub spice mixture on the cod to coat in a thin layer
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat
Add the cod, cook for 3-5 minutes on each side to brown the exterior and cook the fish through
Remove cod from the skillet and set aside on a plate lined with paper towel to soak up any excess oil
Cut cod into 1-2 inch pieces and set aside for the tacos
Mango Watermelon Salsa
Add the watermelon, mango, black beans, jalapeño and red onion to a medium sized bowl, toss
Add the lime juice, lime zest and olive oil, toss to coat
Season with salt and coriander to taste, set aside
Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce
Add the avocado and greek yogurt to the bowl of your food processor
Process on high until smooth
Add the cilantro and garlic, process on high until smooth
Add the lime juice, pulse to combine
Season with salt and coriander to taste
Taco Assembly
Spread a thick layer of creamy avocado cilantro sauce on a tortilla
Top with 4-5 pieces of the blackened cod
Add a heaping spoonful of the mango watermelon salsa onto of the cod
Sprinkle with queso fresco
Garnish with fresh radish and cilantro
Repeat with remaining tortillas
Notes
*adjust depending on heat tolerance
**or 2 small
***char your tortillas for extra flavor, I do it on my grill pan, you could also do it on an outdoor grill
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: tacos
Keywords: #fishtacos, #tacotuesday, #tacotime, #summerrecipes