Grilled Fish Tacos

Flavorful grilled fish tacos with a citrus marinade, served with fresh toppings including avocado, cabbage, and homemade lime mayo. Perfect for a Mexican-inspired meal featuring your choice of white fish like tilapia, striped bass, or sturgeon.

6 servings
1 hr 25 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped white onion, divided
  • ¾ cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 5 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
  • 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • 2 cloves garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably Mexican)
  • 1 pound tilapia, striped bass, or sturgeon fillets
  • 1 teaspoon Coarse kosher salt
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 12 pieces Corn tortillas
  • 2 whole avocados, peeled, pitted, sliced
  • ½ head small head of cabbage, cored, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup Salsa Verde
  • 2 whole Lime wedges

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Stir 1 cup onion, 1/4 cup cilantro, oil, 3 tablespoons lime juice, orange juice, garlic, and oregano in medium bowl. Sprinkle fish with coarse salt and pepper. Spread half of onion mixture over bottom of 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish. Arrange fish atop onion mixture. Spoon remaining onion mixture over fish. Cover and chill 30 minutes. Turn fish; cover and chill 30 minutes longer. Whisk mayonnaise, milk, and remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice in small bowl.

    60 min

  2. 2.

    Brush grill grate with oil; prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill fish with some marinade still clinging until just opaque in center, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Grill tortillas until slightly charred, about 10 seconds per side.

    15 min

  3. 3.

    Coarsely chop fish; place on platter. Serve with lime mayonnaise, tortillas, remaining 1 cup chopped onion, remaining 1/2 cup cilantro, avocados, cabbage, Salsa Verde, and lime wedges.

    10 min

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