Fish burritos with cucumber salad and lime mayonnaise

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Fish burritos with cucumber salad and lime mayonnaise
Fish burritos with cucumber salad and lime mayonnaise

This is the ideal summer meal - especially great for a crowd. Prep all the ingredients on the table for a shared feast of making your own burrito.

All the flavours of summer are here - zesty lime fish, hint of chilli, and refreshing, crunchy salad make it a great combo.

Wonderful with a corona.

Recipe provided by Joanna Wall.

Serves 4. DF. Can be GF – swap out the wraps.

Pictured: Fish Burrito

Ingredients

  • 50g (1 cup) roughly chopped coriander leaves and stems
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 small red chilli, seeded and chopped
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Pepper
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • 750g snapper fillets or flathead tails, skin removed and cut into strips
  • Cucumber salad –
  • I telegraph cucumber
  • 1 Avocado
  • 250g (1 punnet) cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
  • 4 spring onions sliced
  • Handful coriander leaves
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • 1 small red chill, seeded and finely sliced
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • Lime Mayonnaise -
  • 250 g (1 cup) whole egg mayonnaise or skim milk yoghurt
  • Finely grated zest 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • To serve -
  • Lime cheeks
  • 8 fresh tortillas, warmed
  • Cucumber salad
  • Lime mayo
  • Baby cos lettuce
  • Fish - place all ingredients except fish in a blender or food processor and process til paste forms. Place fish in a bowl, add paste and stir to combine. Leave to marinate for 15 minutes.

Method

Heat a non-stick frying pan over high heat til hot, add some fish strips in a single layer and cook for 2 minutes. Turn and cook on the other side for 1 min, or til fish is opaque and just cooked. Remove from pan and continue til all fish is cooked.

Place on a serving platter and garnish with lime cheeks.

While the fish is cooking, wrap the tortillas in foil and place in an oven at 200°C for 5 minutes to warm through.

Cucumber salad – Peel cucumber and slice in half lengthways, remove seeds with a teaspoon and slice into 5mm pieces. Place remaining ingredients in a bowl and toss to combine.

Mayonnaise – Place all ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine, refrigerate til needed.

To serve – place bowls of cucumber salad, lime mayonnaise, and lettuce on the table, along with fish and tortillas.

Dietary preferences

  • Dairy-Free with substitutions
  • Gluten-Free with substitutions