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Tequila-Glazed Fish Tacos with Fresh Avocado Salsa Recipe
Break from the traditional fried fish taco recipe and try a fresh, tequila-glazed tilapia recipe with chunky avocado salsa..
Recipe courtesy of Sara Haas, RD, LDN – Centered Chef and Instructor Kendall College
Recipe is designed for foodservice use and is not intended for consumer scaling of less than 12 servings.
Recipe courtesy of Sara Haas, RD, LDN – Centered Chef and Instructor Kendall College
Recipe is designed for foodservice use and is not intended for consumer scaling of less than 12 servings.
Re-Calculate: Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 lbs. tilapia, cut into 2 oz. portions
- Tequila Glaze (recipe follows)
- 12 each corn tortillas
- Avocado Salsa (recipe follows)
Tequila Glaze - Yield: 3 oz.
- 1 each jalapeño pepper, seeded, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup tequila
- 2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
Avocado Salsa - Yield: 18 Tbsp.
- 1 each ripe, Fresh Hass Avocado*, diced 1/4"
- 2 Tbsp. red onion, finely diced
- 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, quartered
- 1 each jalapeño, seeded, finely diced
- 2 Tbsp. lime juice
- 2 Tbsp. cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 tsp. cumin, ground
- As needed, kosher salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
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Assembly:
Heat a sauté pan then add the vegetable oil. - Add the tilapia and sauté on both sides until fully cooked.
- In the last few minutes of sautéing, brush the tilapia with the tequila glaze.
- Warm the tortillas on a grill.
- Fill each warm tortilla with one piece of glazed tilapia topped with 1 ½ Tbsp. of Avocado Salsa. Serve immediately.
Tequila Glaze
- Combine all of the glaze ingredients in a small sauce pan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce to a simmer and reduce by half. Remove from the heat and refrigerate.
Avocado Salsa
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix together gently. Refrigerate.
*Large avocados are recommended for this recipe. A large avocado averages about 8 ounces. If using smaller or larger size avocados adjust the quantity accordingly.
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