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easy fish tacos with a papaya salsa

These easy fish tacos with papaya salsa are made with flaky white fish and come together in under 30 minutes. Fresh, flavorful, and perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or a light, crowd-pleasing meal for entertaining.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 350kcal
Author: Nichole Crews

Ingredients

Papaya Salsa

  • 1 Super Starr Papaya
  • 1/4 cup red onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, minced
  • 1 small lime, juiced
  • pinch of salt and pepper

easy fish tacos

  • 1 1/2 pounds cod or other white flaky fish - halibut, tilapia, etc
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon cumin
  • 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice - to garnish
  • papaya Salsa
  • corn or flour tortillas, or lettuce wraps, cotija cheese, shredded cabbage, etc to assemble.

Instructions

Papaya Salsa

  • To a medium bowl, add diced papaya, diced red onion, cilantro, minced garlic and jalapeño. Gently mix to combine. Stir in the juice of 1/2 lime, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Mix well. Taste and season with additional lime juice, salt and/or pepper if desired. Can be made 1-2 days in advance.

Fish Tacos

  • To a small bowl, combine cumin, garlic powder, salt, pepper and chili powder to make a spice blend. Sprinkle generously over cod and set aside.
  • Heat a medium skillet on medium-high heat. Once warm, add oil. Once hot, add seasoned white fish and sear 3-4 minutes. If you flip fish and it resists, allow more time to cook. Once opaque and slightly charred in color, flip and sear 3-4 more minutes. Remove from heat and garnish with fresh lime juice. Using a fork, break apart cod into large chunks
  • Assemble tortillas, with flaky seasoned cod, papaya salsa, cotija cheese and cabbage, if desired. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

nutrition info is for 2 tacos using white corn tortillas, 2 tbsp Cotija cheese, and a small handful of shredded red cabbage

Nutrition

Serving: 2tacos | Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 17g | Fiber: 3g
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