FISH TACOS WITH APPLE CILANTRO SLAW

Tacos. Are they not the perfect food? These Fish Tacos with Apple Cilantro Slaw are full of vibrant flavours, crunchy veggies, and a smoky chipotle crème fraîche. The perfect recipe to throw into the mix to spice up your dinner routine!

There are limitless ways to serve fish tacos, but I love how in this recipe it is lightly prepared with little effort and not deep-fried. The obvious reason is that they are so much healthier when prepared this way. But they also taste better when the ingredients remain fresh and are able to shine!

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Fish Tacos with Apple Cilantro Slaw

Tacos. Are they not the perfect food? These Fish Tacos with Apple Cilantro Slaw are full of such great flavour, crunchy veggies, and a smoky chipotle creme fraiche. The perfect recipe to throw into the mix!

Course Main Course

Servings 4 -6

Ingredients

Coleslaw Ingredients:

2 cups finely shredded red cabbage
1 <span class=”wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit”>cup grated apples skin on (Ambrosia preferred)
1/3 cup orange juice
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1 tablespoon diced jalapeño (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Fish Ingredients:

- 1 pound white fish i.e.: cod, sole or halibut
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon cumin

Chipotle Crème Fraîche:

3/4 cup full-fat Greek yogurt or sour cream
2 teaspoons chipotle hot sauce
1 tablespoon lime juice

Taco Fixings:

- small flour tortillas
- jalapeño thinly sliced (optional)
- wedges of lime
- pickled red onions (optional garnish)
- sliced avocado
- chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. Combine all of the coleslaw ingredients together in a large bowl, toss together, and set aside.
2. In a separate large bowl, season the fish with the salt, garlic powder, paprika, chili powder, cumin and set aside.
3. Make the Chipotle Crème Fraîche by mixing all ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Prepare all of your toppings so that they are ready once the fish has cooked.
4. Heat a large frying pan on medium heat and cook the fish on each side until the fish is cooked through (be gentle when flipping). Make sure that the pan isn’t crowded; you may need to do this in two batches depending on the size of your pan. Place the cooked fish on a serving dish covered with foil to keep it warm.
5. While the fish cooks, heat a separate medium frying pan over medium heat to warm up your tortillas (you can do this in the oven with a damp clean dish towel too by wrapping the toritllas and baking). Run each tortilla under water (I use our tap) and place on the pan for about 30 seconds a side until the tortilla is warm. This will give you a fresh chewy flour tortilla!

Using a fork, flake the fish gently. Serve the tacos family style with the fish, coleslaw, Chipotle Crème Fraîche and all the fixings.