Fish Tacos

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Active time

5 minutes

Total time

15 minutes

Yield

4 tacos

Serving Size

1 taco

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) Tilapia ﬁllets

1 teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon ground chile ancho

3 tablespoons fresh Lemon or lime juice, divided

⅓ cup reduced fat mayonnaise

3 tablespoons chopped cilantro, divided

3 cups shredded lettuce or coleslaw or carrots

4 corn tortillas, warmed

½ cup ﬁnely shredded Mexican style cheese

1 avocado, sliced

Instructions

Sprinkle Tilapia Fillets with 1 tablespoon lime juice; rub with garlic powder and chile seasonings.
In a medium skillet, spray with no-stick cooking spray and cook seasoned ﬁllets over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until ﬁsh ﬂakes easily with fork, drizzling ﬁsh with 1 tablespoon of the remaining lime juice for the last minute. Flake with fork into bite-size pieces.
In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, remaining lime juice and 1 tablespoon cilantro. Add to lettuce; gently fold all the ingredients.
To serve, build tortillas with lettuce mix, prepared ﬁsh, cheese and remaining cilantro. Top with a couple avocado slices.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Dr. Sylvia Klinger