BAJA FISH TACOS WITH PICO DE GALLO

We eat these fish tacos regularly. They are so easy to make and they taste amazingly good. If you have the time, prepare the 'pico de gallo' in advance and let it marinade for 1 - 2 hours to let the flavours develop. I used snapper tonight, the flathead was too expensive. It worked very well too. From the cookbook 'Delicious- Quick Smart Cook'.

INGREDIENTS1/2 tsp each of ground coriander, cumin & turmeric 

1/4 tsp chilli powder or 1/2 tsp if you like them hotter

1/2 cup plain flour

6 x 180 g skinless flathead fillets (or any other fish fillet)

1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil

12 small tortillas, warmed to packet instructions

1/2 iceberg lettuce, thinly shredded (or any salad greens)

1 ripe avocado, sliced or mashed (optional)

Sour cream or greek yoghurt, to serve 
Coriander leaves, to serve

Pico de gallo

Makes 2 cups

2 vine-ripened tomatoes, seeds removed, thinly sliced

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

4 long green chillies, seeds removed, thinly sliced

1 cup chopped coriander leaves

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

Juice of 2 limes

1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil

1 tsp ground cumin

METHOD:

To make the Pico de gallo, mix all ingredients in a bowl with salt and pepper.

To make the tacos, combine the dry spices and flour in a plastic bag. 

Close the top and shake to mix.

Cut the fish fillets into small pieces and season with salt and pepper.

Add the fish fillets in the plastic bag, enclose the top and shake until all fish is well coated with the spice mixture. Shake off any excess flour.

Heat the oil in a frypan over medium-low heat.

Fry the fish, in batches, for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden and cooked through.

Keep warm while you cook the remaining fish.

To serve, place the warm tortillas with the lettuce, avocado if using, some pico de gallo, sour cream and coriander leaves.

SERVES 6

This is also a meal that can be made even more easily for one of these days when you don't have much time to cook or you don't feel like it! Buy some hot smoked salmon from the supermarket, and then just prepare the other ingredients to accompany it. Better, healthier and cheaper than take away.