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Fish tacos with pink pickled onions and tomato salsa

Vibrant pink pickled onions and a fresh tomato salsa take these tacos to a whole new level of deliciousness.

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 50 mins
  • Serving: 4 people (2 tacos each)
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 450g battered or crumbed small fish fillets (we used Birds Eye lightly battered NZ whiting)
  • 3 cups finely shredded iceberg lettuce
  • 8 small corn tortillas
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    • For the pickled onion
    • 1 small red onion, finely sliced
    • 1 cup boiling water
    • ¹⁄³ cup apple cider vinegar
    • ½ teaspoon sugar
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    • For the sweet chilli sauce
    • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat Greek yoghurt
    • 2 teaspoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
    • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
    • 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
    • 3 teaspoons sweet chili sauce
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    • For the salsa
    • 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
    • 1 small onion, finely chopped
    • ½ red capsicum, deseeded, finely chopped
    • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander or basil (optional)
    • 1 lime, juice (plus wedges to garnish, optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven and cook fish on a lined tray, according to packet instructions.

    2 Meanwhile, prepare pickled onions. In a small bowl, place sliced onion and cover with boiling water. Leave for 10 minutes, then drain. Add vinegar and sugar. Stir to combine and set aside.

    3 In a small bowl, place sweet chilli sauce ingredients and stir well to combine.

    4 In a medium bowl, place the salsa ingredients and stir gently stir to combine.

    5 Heat tortillas according to packet instructions.

    6 To assemble tacos, scatter lettuce over tortillas and add salsa over top. Divide fish fillets among tacos. Spoon over pickled onions and drizzle with sweet chilli sauce. Serve.

    Variations

    You can use hot chilli sauce instead of sweet chilli, if you prefer more kick.

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