Island Style" Fish Tacos

Submitted by Lavender Lynn

"Source: Chef Nalani Kaneakua, Cafe Aina"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb fresh fish, in 2 oz strips (Ahi, Ono or Mahimahi)
• olive oil
• fresh herb, garlic, salt & pepper
• flour tortilla (fajita size)

• Salsa Fresca

• Combine or blend the following 1 hour before serving

• 1 large ripe tomatoes, Finely Diced
• 1⁄4 round onion, Diced
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, Minced
• 1 large garlic clove, Crushed
• 1⁄2 green bell pepper, Minced
• chili flakes, Pinch
• lemon juice
• salt & pepper

• Creamy Garlic Dressing

• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 3 garlic cloves, Peeled
• 1⁄2 cup parsley, Minced (Italian)
• 1 medium round onion, Diced
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• salt & pepper

directions

1. Marinate fish in herbs and garlic for 1 hour before grilling.

2. Combine or blend the Salsa Fresca ingredients 1 hour before serving:

3. Combine the Dressing ingredients in blender until creamy 1 hour before serving.

4. To assemble:

5. Grill strips of fresh marinated fish until medium done, reserve.
6. Warm tortillas by grilling or steaming. Place a bed of lettuce or your favorite greens (cabbage) on tortilla. Top with grilled fish, creamy garlic dressing and salsa fresca.
7. Garnish with cilantro and a lime wedge.
8. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Reviews

[lilmommas]

Wow! This was a great recipe! Made this last night with Ahi tuna. I did make a couple of changes, we made the sauce with yogurt instead of mayo, as we don't use a lot of mayo in my house! The sauce was delicious with the yogurt! 2 of my 3 kids ate up the tacos no problem, my middle one didn't but he seems to be going through a change in food preferences. Also we didn't know what kind of spices to put on the fish, so I went through my spices and put on some that smelled like they would go with the Ahi tuna, and it came out fine! I also used low-fat buttermilk instead of regular. My husband agreed that we should now try this recipe with mahi-mahi. Loved this, thanks for posting!

 

[CaliforniaJan]

So happy to post a glowing first review of this recipe. We had it for Father's Day during ZWT and loved it. We grilled mahi-mahi and it was perfect. Thanks for posting.

 

[Linky]

I had left-over baked cod which isn't particularly tropical, but it worked! We liked all the stuff in the salsa. I think you could use sour cream or ranch dressing for the mayo and buttermilk, and of course all that garlic makes it so good!