Grilled Fish Tacos with Chipotle/Lime Dressing
Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Grilled Fish Tacos taste as good as fried and this recipe has been a hit since we introduced it. Though this may seem like a lot of ingredients many of them are used in both the marinade and the dressing making double use and once you have this once, we're sure you'll keep coming back to it.
| Prep Time | 35 minutes |
| Cook Time | 9 minutes |
| Passive Time | 6 hours |
| Servings |
Servings |
Ingredients
Marinade
- 1/4 cup olive oil extra virgin
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 2 tbsp lime juice (ideally fresh)
- 2 tsp lime zest
- 1 1/2 tsp honey
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp seafood seasoning (such as "Old Bay")
- 1 tsp hot pepper sauce
- 1/2 tsp black ground pepper
- 1 pound tilapia fillets, cut into chunks
Dressing
- 1 container light cream cheese (8 ounces)
- 1/2 cup adobo sauce from chipotle peppers
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 tsp lime zest
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp chili powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Ingredients
Marinade
Dressing
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Instructions
- To make the marinade, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, lime zest, honey, garlic, cumin, chili powder, seafood seasoning, black pepper, and hot sauce in a bowl until blended. Place the tilapia in a shallow dish, and pour the marinade over the fish. Cover, and refrigerate 6 to 8 hours.
- o make the dressing, combine the sour cream and adobo sauce in a bowl. Stir in the lime juice, lime zest, cumin, chili powder, seafood seasoning. Add salt, and pepper in desired amounts. Cover, and refrigerate until needed.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate. Set grate 4 inches from the heat.
- Remove fish from marinade, drain off any excess and discard marinade. Grill fish pieces until easily flaked with a fork, turning once, about 9 minutes.
- Assemble tacos by placing fish pieces in the center of tortillas with desired amounts of tomatoes, cilantro, and cabbage; drizzle with dressing. To serve, roll up tortillas around fillings, and garnish with lime wedges.
Recipe Notes
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