Cumin-Spiced Fish Tacos with Avocado Mango Salsa

Cumin Spiced Fish Tacos with Avocado Mango Salsa

With Cinco de Mayo this past weekend, I couldn’t stop thinking about making some kind of Mexican-themed meal this weekend. So I was pretty excited when my boyfriend suggested Fish Tacos on Sunday. My trusty Cooking Light obviously had the perfect recipe to fulfill our craving. These Cumin Spiced Fish Tacos with Avocado Mango Salsa get an extra boost of flavor from toasting the cumin seeds before grinding. If you can’t find cumin seeds, ground cumin will work for the recipe as well, just skip the toasting part.
Ingredients:
  • 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 pound tilapia fillets
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 cup sliced peeled avocado
  • 2/3 cup finely chopped peeled ripe mango
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
  • the juice of one lime
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1/2 can black beans, rinsed
  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • the juice and zest of 1/2 a lime
  • 8 (6-inch) corn tortillas

Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and cook for 2 minutes, shaking the pan frequently.
Add the cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, paprika, garlic and black pepper in a spice grinder. I don’t have a spice grinder so I just used  my Magic Bullet. Process until finely ground. Rub over the fish and set aside.
Combine the 1/4 teaspoon salt, avocado, mango, green onions, red onion, 2 tablespoons cilantro, the juice of one lime, and cayenne pepper.
Rinse and drain the black beans.
Combine the sour cream, 2 tablespoons cilantro, and the juice and zest of half a lime.
Heat the saute pan over medium heat. Add coconut oil to the saute pan until melted. Add the fish to the pan and cook for 2 minutes on each side. Break up with a wooden spoon.
Top each tortilla with tilapia, the avocado mango salsa, black beans, and some of the sour cream mixture. Serve immediately.
Oh what great flavor!
Cumin can be really overwhelming so I was a bit afraid it would overtake the rest of the flavors. Not at all. The fish was absolutely delicious! I’d be happy with just the fish alone!
The mix of sweet, creamy, citrus, and spicy in the salsa was a nice surprise. I’d suggest cutting the avocado into smaller pieces than I did so that you get even amounts of avocado, mango and red onion in each bite.
The black beans add more substance to the tacos but the meal holds up on its own so feel free to leave them out.

This was definitely what I was craving!

 

Cumin-Spiced Fish Tacos with Avocado Mango Salsa

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
  • ¾ teaspoon salt, divided
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 pound tilapia fillets
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 cup sliced peeled avocado
  • ⅔ cup finely chopped peeled ripe mango
  • ¼ cup chopped green onions
  • ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
  • the juice of one lime
  • ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper
  • ½ can black beans, rinsed
  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • the juice and zest of ½ a lime
  • 8 (6-inch) corn tortillas

Instructions

  1. Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and cook for 2 minutes, shaking the pan frequently.
  2. Add the cumin, ½ teaspoon salt, paprika, garlic and black pepper in a spice grinder. I don’t have a spice grinder so I just used my Magic Bullet. Process until finely ground. Rub over the fish and set aside.
  3. Combine the ¼ teaspoon salt, avocado, mango, green onions, red onion, 2 tablespoons cilantro, the juice of one lime, and cayenne pepper.
  4. Rinse and drain the black beans.
  5. Combine the sour cream, 2 tablespoons cilantro, and the juice and zest of half a lime.
  6. Heat the saute pan over medium heat. Add coconut oil to the saute pan until melted. Add the fish to the pan and cook for 2 minutes on each side. Break up with a wooden spoon.
  7. Top each tortilla with tilapia, the avocado mango salsa, black beans, and some of the sour cream mixture. Serve immediately.
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