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Paleo fish tacos in lettuce cups with mango slaw
Cod rubbed with chili, cumin and paprika and seared until it flakes, piled into soft butter-lettuce cups with a crunchy, sweet-sour mango and cabbage slaw and a spoonful of silky avocado cream. Fresh, bright and on the table in about half an hour.
- Time
- 32 min (18 prep + 14 cook)
- Servings
- 4
- Per serving
- 304 kcal
- Protein
- 32 g
Ingredients
Mango slaw
- 1/4 medium head (about 10 oz) cabbage, finely shredded
- 1 large mango, peeled and cut in thin strips
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 1/2 lb thick cod fillets cod, or haddock or halibut
- 1 tsp chili powder, a mild one
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 3/4 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 3/4 tsp salt, divided
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
Avocado cream
- 1 large avocado
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 heads, leaves separated (16 leaves) butterhead lettuce
Steps
- Toss the cabbage, mango, green onion and cilantro together in a large bowl with the lime juice, honey and a pinch of the salt. Set aside while you cook.
- Mash or blend the avocado with the lime juice, water and a pinch of salt until smooth and pourable.
- Pat the fish very dry. Mix the chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic powder and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and rub all over the fish.
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Sear the fish for 3–4 minutes a side, in two batches if the pan is crowded, until it flakes and reads 145°F in the thickest part. Break it into large pieces.
- Spoon the fish into the lettuce cups, top with the slaw and a drizzle of avocado cream, and serve straight away, with hot sauce on the side for anyone who wants it.
Good to know
Can I use another fish?
Any firm white fish works. Salmon is a popular choice here too, at about 54 instead of 73, and it needs only 3 minutes a side.
How far ahead can I make the slaw?
Make it up to an hour ahead. After that the cabbage starts to go soft and the mango turns watery. Make the avocado cream last, so it stays green.
Alternative
Per
- Calories
- 78
- Protein
- (42%)
- 8 g
- Fat
- (32%)
- 3 g
- Carbohydrates
- (26%)
- 6 g
- of which sugar
- 3 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 160 mg
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As written, 1214 kcal goes into the pot and 1770 g of ingredients comes out as about 1565 g of food: 78 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.