Summery Tacos

I love fruit in general, but some of my favorite fruits are summer fruits. I just can’t seem to get enough blueberries and peaches. They have shown up in several meals we have eaten recently and the peaches show up again tonight in the form of a relish. This is a dish that I have made once before that is quick, easy, and tasty! It is for Tilapia Tacos with Peach Relish from August 2006 CL.

You start by making the peach relish first. You combine the chopped peaches, red onion, cilantro, jalapeno (from our garden!), garlic, lime juice, salt, and ground red pepper. This gets mixed together and sits out on the counter for 30 minutes to let the flavors marry. While the relish is hanging out you prepare the fish. You cut the fish into 2 inch strips. Then you combine the panko, salt, and ground red pepper. I would definitely try to find panko (Japanese breadcrumbs) for these. I don’t think the flavor or texture of plain bread crumbs would work very well. The fish strips then get coated with the mixture and put on a baking sheet. They bake at 375F for 10 minutes and you turn them over once halfway through the cooking. Last you warm the tortillas. The recipe calls for corn tortillas, however, Russ much prefers flour tortillas to corn so we used flour. I think either one will work well with this dish, so pick which you prefer. You then build your tacos by adding the fish and relish to the tortillas. We served the tacos with fresh corn on the cob.

Russ loves tacos, but was unsure of fish tacos the first time we made them. When I mentioned that I might put them on the menu for this week he not only remembered them, but also was excited to have them again. This is a nice summer style of taco that is light and yummy. I really like the combination of sweet, ripe peaches and the kick of the jalapeno and red onion in the relish. It also comes together easily with little mess in the kitchen which is always a bonus! The fish with the relish have a nice light summer taste to them. Russ rates the tacos a 9.

A quick happy birthday to Jess!