Air Fryer Fish Tacos Topped with Zesty Dill Salad Recipe

A delicious weeknight meal!

Fish Tacos topped with zesty dill salad recipe

Are you looking for a new way to serve fish? This recipe is packed with flavour and is a refreshing weeknight option. It may even entice those who are not huge fish fans! Fish packs a nutritional punch as a great source of protein and healthy fats. The dill sauce in this recipe can be used in many ways including as a salad dressing, sauce for fish or eggs, and as a vegetable dip!

Serves 4-5

What You Need 

Fish Tacos Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 lbs white fish  
  • 1 tablespoon canola or olive oil 
  • 2 teaspoon chili powder 
  • 1 teaspoon oregano, dry 
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder 
  • 1 teaspoon paprika 
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder 
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin 
  • Salt and Pepper  
  • 6-inch flour or corn tortillas  
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Zesty Dill Salad Ingredients

  • 3 cups lettuce or coleslaw mix  
  • 2 small to medium tomatoes, diced  

Zesty Dill Sauce Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup plain Greek Yogurt 
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise  
  • 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice 
  • 1 clove garlic, minced 
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 
  • 1/2 cup dill 
  • 1-2 tablespoons of water, as needed to thin the sauce  

How to Make the Fish Tacos Recipe:

Fish Tacos Directions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. In a small bowl mix chili powder, oregano, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, cumin, and salt and pepper. Set aside. 
  3. Cut fish into taco size strips. Coat with oil.
  4. Sprinkle seasoning on fish strips. Coat both sides.  
  5. Space fish out on a baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cooked through to an internal temperature of 145 degrees F.

*Note you can also cook the fish on the stove or alternatively in an Air Fryer at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 8-10 minutes.  

Zesty Dill Salad Directions:

  1. Mix Greek Yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic, onion powder, and dill in a food processor. Blend until combined. 
  2. Add water to thin, as needed.
  3. Mix lettuce or coleslaw and tomatoes and a small bowl. Drizzle ~1/3 cup of zesty dill sauce on top.

*Leftover dill sauce can be kept in the fridge and used for salad dressing or as a sauce for fish, eggs, or as a vegetable dip.    

Assembly

  1. Heat tortillas on a pan.  
  2. Top tortilla with fish and zesty dill salad.
  3. Optional add-ons: pickled jalapeños, shredded or feta cheese, salsa, or hot sauce.    

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Nutrients per serving

Recipe analysis with canola oil, corn tortillas and iceberg lettuce.

296 Calories
15 g Carbohydrate
28 g Protein
15.6 g Fat
2.5 g Saturated Fat
3.9 g Fiber
1469 mg Sodium
935 mg Potassium
187 mg Calcium
5 mg Iron

 

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