Livin' the Good Life

I love food. And really, who doesn't? And since I am a SAHM (stay at home mom) I have had to learn a bit about making food... edible. I much prefer baking (ovens are simple), however my cooking skills have improved immensely and I am really starting to get the hang of it. Over the last three years my husband and I have tried all sorts of new recipes, modified many of them, and completely come up with our own quite frequently. With that said, this blog is meant to share some of the recipes we love. A few might even make it into the restaurant we would love to open one day!

June 17, 2013

Fish Tacos with Fresh Garden Salsa

These fish tacos are so so so yummy and super quick to make. We threw them together in less than 25 minutes. And we could probably make them in less than 20 minutes if we would multi-task a bit better ;)




Ingredients:

Fish:
-Tilapia filets (we used 4 small ones - other mild white fish would probably work just fine)
-Carne asada seasoning
-2 tbsp butter

Fresh Garden Salsa:
-2 tomatoes, diced
-3/4 of a yellow bell pepper, diced
-1 jalapeƱo, diced (or small handful of jarred rings, diced)
-2 cloves garlic, minced
-roughly 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped semi fine
-juice of 1 lime

Cabbage:
-3 or 4 cups red cabbage, finely shredded (we used a cuisinart with shredding plate)
-salt
-juice of 1 lime

-Tortillas
-Monterey jack cheese, shredded (about one cup, but by preference)



1. Melt butter in pan over high heat. Slice fish, width wise, into half inch slices. Coat with carne asada seasoning. Cook fish in pan until cooked through, flipping half way. May take about 4 minutes total.
2. Toss all salsa ingredients together in medium bowl.
3. Toss shredded cabbage with salt until lightly coated. Drizzle and toss with lime juice.
4. Shred cheese and warm tortillas.

To serve: layer on tortilla the fish, cheese, salsa, and cabbage to taste. Enjoy :)


***Also, the fresh garden salsa is an amazing chip dip! Sooo good :) Perfect for summer!***

Side note: I am totally not a food photographer.... hence the poor quality of photos and staging ;)