Recipe: Gourmet Garden’s Baja Chilli Fish Tacos

Chances are you already have a couple of packets of Gourmet Garden Lightly Dried herbs and spices on hand. These products are simple and convenient ways to capture the flavour of herbs without sacrificing any of that freshness that comes with chopping the herbs yourself. To showcase the authenticity and ease of use of Gourmet Garden Lightly Dried herbs, the AU have been permitted to publish some of their incredibly tempting recipes.

Baja Chilli Fish Tacos (Serves 4)

Preperation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• Fresh snapper fillets (500g)
• Gourmet Garden Lightly Dried chilli (2 tablespoons)
• Gourmet Garden Lightly Dried basil (1 tablespoon)
• Gourmet Garden Lightly Dried coriander (1 tablespoon)
• Gourmet Garden Garlic Stir-In Paste (1/2 tablespoon)
• Olive oil (2 tablespoons)
• Limes (5)
• Ripe avocados (2)
• Sour cream (150g)
• Cumin powder (1/2 teaspoon)
• Cayenne pepper (1/4 teaspoon)
• Iceberg lettuce (1/2; finely shredded)
• Small red cabbage (1/4; finely shredded)
• Spanish onion (1; finely sliced)
• Caster sugar (1 tablespoon)
• Sea salt and ground black pepper
• Flour tortillas (8)

Method

1. Place fish fillets in a baking tray, sprinkle over the chilli, basil and coriander and season with salt and pepper.
2. In a small bowl combine the juice of 1 lime, olive oil, and garlic, and pour over the fish. Turn the fish in the marinade and stand for 10 minutes.
3. Prepare a guacamole by mashing the 2 avocados with the juice of 1 lime and season with salt and pepper. Mix the sour cream with the juice of half a lime, cumin powder, cayenne pepper and a pinch of salt.
4. Boil a pot of water and blanche the onion for 30 seconds, drain and then refresh under cold water.
5. Prepare a pickle stock with the juice of 2 limes and caster sugar with a pinch of salt. Add blanched onion and toss.
6. Cook the marinated fish in a hot oven for 8 minutes or until just cooked through. Warm the tortillas. Pour the pickled onions over the shredded lettuce and cabbage and toss gently. Serve with guacamole and spiced sour cream.

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