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Recipe

Catfish Tacos with Tomato and Avocado Salsa

serves
prep time: 10
cook time: 36

ingredients

1 cup chopped plum tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped peeled avocado
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons chopped green onion
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon minced jalapeno chilies with seeds
1 pound catfish fillets
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 5-6 inch corn or flour tortillas
2 cups thinly sliced curly leaf lettuce
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix tomatoes, avocado, 2 tablespoons lime juice, onion, cilantro, and 2 teaspoons jalapenos in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

Place fish in single layer on small rimmed baking sheet. Mix garlic, 3 tablespoons lime juice, and 1 teaspoon jalapenos in another small bowl. Drizzle half of lime juice mixture over fish, reserve remainder. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper, let stand 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in foil, enclosing completely. Place in oven until heated through, about 15 minutes.

Preheat broiler. Broil fish just until opaque in center, about 6 minutes. Cut fish into 1 inch pieces. Top each tortilla with 1/2 cup lettuce, then fish pieces. Drizzle with reserved lime juice mixture. Spoon salsa over, sprinkle with cheese.