Fish Tacos with Mango Watermelon Salsa
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!
The secret to the best tacos is in the layers. Think about your favorite tacos, I’d be willing to bet that they center around some sort of protein or hearty vegetable that sits on top of a delicious sauce and is topped off with a fresh salsa or slaw.
These Fish Tacos with Mango Watermelon Salsa have the 3 key layers to make a perfect taco – Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce (the sauce), Blackened Cod (the protein) and Mango Watermelon Salsa (the salsa).
Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce
Let’s start with the sauce. It will be the base of the taco, generously spread on the tortilla. It has a creamy texture from the avocado and greek yogurt and it’s flavor is bold and cool which stands up nicely against the blackened cod. Not only is it delicious, it also helps to hold our other toppings in place.
To make it, we’ll toss all the ingredients into the food processor and blend on high until smooth!
Avocado
Greek Yogurt
Cilantro
Garlic
Lime Juice
Salt
Coriander
Blackened Cod
The blackened cod is our protein and the star ingredient – they are fish tacos after all. Whatever protein or vegetable you are putting it your taco you want to make sure it is flavorful and can stand up to the sauce and salsa you are complimenting it with. In this case we are heavily seasoning and pan frying the cod to make it burst with flavor.
Rub the cod with a mixture of:
Chili Powder
Smoked Paprika
Cumin
Coriander
Cayenne Pepper
Salt
Then pan fry it in olive oil.
Cod is delicate, it’s ok if some of the pieces break up while you pan fry it, you will be cutting it into smaller pieces for the tacos anyway.
Layer 4-5 pieces of blackened cod on top of the creamy avocado cilantro sauce on the tortilla.
Mango Watermelon Salsa
Now it’s time to top it off with a fresh salsa to complete your perfect taco! The salsa is the finishing touch that takes the taco from good to great. This Mango Watermelon Salsa is light, fresh and adds some sweet flavor and much needed texture.
To make the Mango Watermelon Salsa combine:
Mango
Watermelon
Black Beans
Jalapeño
Red Onion
Lime Juice/Zest
Olive Oil
Salt
Coriander
Fish Tacos with Mango Watermelon Salsa
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 6 tacos 1x
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
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