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Grilled Fish Tacos with Baja Slaw Recipe

Baja fish tacos are the perfect summertime meal, or for when you’re craving something tangy and flavorful. Try these easy fish tacos for dinner tonight! This dish can be made either broiled or grilled with salmon, cod, or mahi mahi to suit your preferences.
Core Plan approved
Advanced Plan option – place the slaw on a plate and top with the fish for a healthy taco bowl
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Cook Time 1 hr
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
 

  • 1 ½ lbs your favorite fish like salmon, cod, or mahi mahi
  • 1 cucumber
  • ½ head cabbage
  • 2 tomatoes
  • ½ large onion
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 hot pepper jalapeno, poblano, etc.
  • 1 handful fresh cilantro chopped
  • Sea salt and pepper to taste
  • ½ cup grapefruit juice
  • ½ cup lime juice

Optional:

  • Grapeseed oil based mayonnaise
  • Ground chipotle pepper
  • Sprouted grain tortillas

Instructions
 

  • Season fish with salt, pepper, and chili powder and grill or broil to desired doneness.
  • Slice the cucumber, cabbage, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, and hot pepper in thin strips.
  • Add cilantro, grapefruit juice, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
  • Let marinate for at least 30 minutes for best flavor.
  • Optional: if you’d like an aioli-style dressing, mix grapeseed oil based mayonnaise with ground chipotle pepper.
  • Put fish in a sprouted grain tortilla and top with slaw and aioli, or serve as a bowl without the tortillas, for a lower carb option!