Easy Fish Tacos

15 minutes

  

Serves 2

  

32 grams of protein per serving

By Erin Macdonald, RDN, Tiffani Bachus, RDN

Easy Fish Tacos

Ingredients:

  • ½ shallot, cut into rings
  • ¼ cup rice vinegar
  • 12 oz. white fish filet (cod, red snapper, halibut, or mahi mahi)
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • 1 tsp. chili powder
  • ½ tsp. smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • ½ Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 avocado, mashed with juice of 1 lime, ¼ cup chopped cilantro and â…› tsp. salt
  • 4 butter or iceberg lettuce leaves

Directions:

  1. Place the shallots and rice vinegar into a bowl and set aside.

  2. Rub the fish with all of the spices.

  3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the fish and cook 2-3 minutes per side. Remove to a plate.

  4. Build the fish tacos: add ¼ of the mashed avocado to each lettuce leaf. Top with ¼ of the fish and some pickled shallots.