Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette Grilled Fish Tacos

Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette Grilled Fish Tacos
from Our Best Bites

Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 2-3 juicy limes)
1/4 cup white wine vinegar or rice vinegar
4-5 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp Kosher or sea salt
2 tsp sugar
1 cup canola oil
1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro, stems removed

DIRECTIONS:
1. In the jar of your blender, combine lime juice, vinegar, garlic, salt, and sugar. Blend until ingredients are completely combined.
2. With the blender running, add the oil in a steady stream. Add cilantro and blend until the cilantro has broken down but still maintains some of its texture.

Grilled Fish Tacos
INGREDIENTS:
White fish (cod, tilapia, red snapper, mahi mahi) we used mahi mahi
Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette
Corn tortillas
pico de gallo
cole slaw mix
guacamole
cheese
salt for seasoning

DIRECTIONS:
1. Marinade the fish for 20 minutes in the cilantro-lime vinaigrette.
2. Lightly brush grill with oil and cook fish over medium heat for 8-12 minutes, until fish flakes easily. Flake fish and season with salt.
3. Serve the fish in the corn tortillas with toppings.

Joe and the girls really enjoyed these fish tacos. I don't love Mahi Mahi but the vinaigrette marinade was great. We served the tacos with Cilantro Lime Rice.

Poppy Seed Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

Poppy Seed Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
from Mom

INGREDIENTS:
3//4 cup sugar
1 cup oil
1 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1 1/2 tsp onion
1 1/2 tsp poppy seeds

DIRECTIONS:
1. Combine all dressing ingredients except poppy seeds and whirl in a blender until cloudy.
2. Add the poppy seeds at the end.

I like to serve this over spinach lettuce, strawberries, slivered almonds, etc.

Creamy Lime-Cilantro Dressing

Creamy Lime-Cilantro Dressing
from Our Best Bites

INGREDIENTS:
1 pack (1oz) Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
ignore directions on the packet
1 cup mayo
1/2 cup milk
1 lime, juiced
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro
1/4 cup green salsa
hot sauce, to taste

DIRECTIONS:
1. Place milk, mayo, and ranch mix in a blender. Juice the lime in there too, you should get about 2 TB juice. Toss in the garlic, cilantro and green salsa. Blend all of it together.
2. Sample it and add hot sauce to taste.
3. Make it several hours ahead of time to allow it to thicken.