Baja Fish Tacos with Salsa Verde Recipe

Published on Jul. 14, 2021

Fish tacos make a great summer comfort food – and best of all, they’re healthy! Enjoy this mouthwatering recipe filled with fresh, nourishing ingredients that are as good for your body as they taste!

Ingredients

Tacos

  • ½ pound Green Cabbage, Fresh, Grated
  • 1/3 cup Low Fat Mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp. Fresh Lime Juice
  • ¼ cup Cilantro Leaves, Fresh, Minced
  • Six 6” Yellow Corn Tortillas
  • ¼ tsp. Salt
  • Dash Ground White Pepper
  • ½ tsp. Chili Powder
  • ½ tsp. Ground Cumin
  • 12 oz. Cod Loin, Raw, 2 oz. portions

Salsa Verde

  • ¼ cup Chicken Stock
  • 4-5 Tomatillos, Fresh, Diced
  • 1 tsp. Garlic, Fresh, Minced
  • ½ Serrano Pepper, Fresh, Seeded & Minced
  • 1 tsp. Sugar
  • ¼ cup Cilantro Leaves, Fresh, Chopped
  • 1 tbsp. Fresh Lime Juice
  • ½ tsp. Salt
  • ½ tsp. Pepper
  • ½ tsp. Grated Fresh Lime Peel

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients together for the Salsa Verde. Blend until smooth. Keep refrigerated if prepared the day before.
  2. Shred cabbage.
  3. Combine mayonnaise, lime juice and cilantro. Mix thoroughly. Keep refrigerated.
  4. Bake tortillas in a 250o oven for 10 minutes until warm.
  5. Combine salt, white pepper, chili powder, and cumin for seasoning mixture.
  6. Lightly coat fish with seasoning mixture. Bake in a 350o oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown and minimum temperature is 145o.
  7. To build tacos, place 2 oz. fish in the center of each tortilla. Add 1 tbsp cilantro mayonnaise over the fish. Top with 1 ½ oz shredded cabbage. Fold. Top with 1 oz. salsa.

Nutritional Info

A serving is 1 taco with 1 oz. salsa. Each serving contains 143 calories, 12.8 g carbohydrates, 2.3 g dietary fiber, 9 g protein, 4.8 g fat, 222 mg sodium.

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