Enjoy a Healthy and Tasty Cinco de Mayo at home
Healthy Guacamole
Ingredients
- 1 large ripe avocado, peeled, pitted
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- ½ large tomato chopped
- 2 Serrano chilies, seeded chopped (optional if you like spicy)
- Dash of salt
- ¼ t cumin
1 Using fork, mash avocado with lime juice in small bowl.
2 Add cilantro, chopped onion, chopped garlic, tomatoes, chilies, salt, cumin. Stir to combine.
3. Let cool in fridge for 30 minutes prior to serving on tacos or with low-fat tortilla chips
Baja Fish Tacos
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 cup flour
- 1 lb white fish fillet (cut into bit sized pieces) (I like cod and mahi mahi)
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 2 cups red cabbage finely chopped or may use packaged cole slaw
- 1/2 cup chopped green onion
- 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream (optional)
- 8 corn tortillas (6 inch)
- 8 lime wedges
Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl. Add fish and toss to coat. Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add fish, saute 5 minutes or until done turn over until fish are golden brown.
Combine cabbage, onions and sour cream in a medium bowl. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Spoon fish and cabbage into tortilla. Serve with lime wedges.
Nutrition facts: Serving size, 2 tacos, 315 calories, 8 g. fat, fiber 5 g.