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Grilled Fish Tacos

Source: Epicurious
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Ingredients

2 cup white onion (chopped white onion divided)
34 cup fresh cilantro (chopped fresh cilantro divided)
14 cup olive oil
5 tbsp fresh lime juice (divided)
3 tbsp fresh orange juice
2 garlic cloves (minced)
1 tsp dried oregano (preferably mexican)
1 lb striped bass (tilapia striped bass or sturgeon fillets)
kosher salt (coarse)
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp milk
corn tortillas
2 avocados (peeled pitted sliced)
12 head cabbage (cored thinly sliced)
salsa verde
wedge lime

Method

1 Stir 1 cup onion, 1/4 cup cilantro, oil, 3 tablespoons lime juice, orange juice, garlic, and oregano in medium bowl
2 Sprinkle fish with coarse salt and pepper
3 Spread half of onion mixture over bottom of 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish
4 Arrange fish atop onion mixture
5 Spoon remaining onion mixture over fish
6 Cover and chill 30 minutes
7 Turn fish; cover and chill 30 minutes longer
8 Whisk mayonnaise, milk, and remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice in small bowl
9 Brush grill grate with oil; prepare barbecue (medium-high heat)
10 Grill fish with some marinade still clinging until just opaque in center, 3 to 5 minutes per side
11 Grill tortillas until slightly charred, about 10 seconds per side
12 Coarsely chop fish; place on platter
13 Serve with lime mayonnaise, tortillas, remaining 1 cup chopped onion, remaining 1/2 cup cilantro, avocados, cabbage, Salsa Verde, and lime wedges
Taste
Salty
Sweet
Savory
Sour
Bitter
Per Serving
Calories: 694
Courses: Main Dishes
Community Changes
plain yogurt: 50%
mayonnaise: 50%, lime: 50%
garlic cloves: 100%, avocados: 100%
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Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories 694 Calories from Fat 453
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 50g 77%
Saturated Fat 8g40%
Trans Fat 0%
Cholesterol 106mg35%
Sodium 2g63%
Total Carbohydrate 40g13%
Dietary Fiber 11g45%
Sugars 9g 
Protein 25g
Vitamin A 15%
Vitamin C 86mg144%
Calcium 128mg13%
Iron 4mg20%
Potassium 1g5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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