I've already admitted to loving Mexican food and being obsessed about cilantro, so it really shouldn't be that big of a surprise that when I decided to do another fish-based blend, I couldn't stop thinking about fish tacos! I've made fish tacos before, but never quite been happy with the sauce, so this time I found one on Pinterest with a delicious sounding cilantro & lime sauce.
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It's a simplified version of this recipe from Our Best Bites. I don't really have the time or inclination to do my own deep frying, so I just bought fish nuggets. Yes, that's right... I bought fish nuggets. But they were pretty good - and I bought them from Trader Joes - that makes them more healthy, right? Well, either way, it was a lot easier than battering and frying.
I bought cole slaw mix and fresh salsa from the produce section to also simplify things. And because I live in New England, where the Latino population is typically not Mexican, there is no Cotija or Queso Fresco at my grocery store. Instead I just used crumbled goat cheese - pre-crumbled, of course. I gotta make things a little easy on myself, you know?
The real key to this recipe is the super duper delicious sauce - Creamy Lime-Cilantro Dressing. Yes, cilantro and lime is a match made in heaven, and this sauce does not disappoint. And it was definitely easy to make - I actually used my Blendtec to blend this up. I love, love, love it. It definitely made the fish tacos delicious, and you better believe I'll be doing these fish tacos again - if only so I can taste the dressing another time.
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First, a note on blending: I've slightly altered my blending technique based on some comments I've read from other people that blend. We've had some really foamy blends - which translates into extra air in my son's tummy, and he often has a tough time managing his burping anyway. So I've started blending everything but the milk and kefir on #4 - that's the Blendtec button for "Whole Juice". I do the whole juice cycle twice, and then add the milk and kefir and pulse it 3 or 4 times. It has really helped make it a lot less foamy. And in turn, my blends have come out a little more calorie dense - which is a good thing.
After making the dinner, this is a pretty quick blend. It's basically 2 fully filled tacos plus a couple of extra tortilla shells. Then I also added some fruit to the blend - today it was bananas and berries.
Here's the blenderized g-tube recipe:
| Whole Milk | 1 cup |
| flavored Kefir - 1% milkfat | 1/2 cup |
| orange juice | 1/2 cup |
| tortillas - small flour | 4 |
| battered fish nuggets (TJ's) | 4 pc (4 oz) |
| coleslaw mix | 1 cup |
| salsa, fresh | 2 T |
| cilantro-lime dressing | 2 T |
| crumbled goat cheese | 2T |
| banana | 1/2 small |
| mixed frozen berries | 3/4 cup |
| corn oil | 2 T |
| Children's Multivitamin | 1/2 tablet |
| calcium chews supplement | 1/2 chew |
| Volume (oz) | 34 |
| Cal/oz | 37.4 |
| Cal/cc | 1.2 |
| % Fat | 22% |
| % Carbohydrates | 61% |
| % Protein | 17% |
