Fish Taco Bowls with Green Apple Guacamole

If you like grilled fish tacos, you will love my healthy, low-calorie, quick and easy Grilled Fish Taco Bowls with Green Apple Guacamole for lunch or dinner!

Grilled Fish Taco Bowls with Green Apple Guacamole is a mouthful, both literally and figuratively. Just the title alone should make your mouth water. This is a lower calorie and healthier, but not any less tasty version of one of our favorite dishes, Grilled Fish Tacos. We have a big event coming up shortly and unfortunately I haven’t been as diligent as I should have been about watching my calories so… well I’m sure you can guess the rest of this story.  So at least for the time being, I am cutting back and trying to come up with some lower calorie and healthier dishes.

If you have been on the Internet lately looking for recipes you will know “bowls” are all the rage. So I thought I might convert Grilled Fish Tacos into a “bowl” dish, by removing the flour tortillas and adding more of the good stuff like peppery arugula and juicy, crunchy apples. The best part is, this new lighter version is just as delicious as the original dish, and it comes in at only 258 calories. It’s also high in vitamin C and contains 70% of your daily protein requirement. A win, win for everyone to be sure!

If you like this recipe, be sure to check out my Chicken Egg Roll Bowls, which is another “bowls” recipe where I deconstruct egg rolls and turn them into another healthy delicious main dish.

To make these delicious Grilled Fish Taco Bowls with Green Apple Guacamole gather your ingredients which are: avocados, Granny Smith apples, onion, jalapenos, cilantro, fresh lime juice, kosher salt and pepper, olive oil, tilapia filets (or any white fish),  arugula and a corn tortilla.

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

To make the Green Apple Guacamole, combine the mashed avocados, apples, jalapenos, cilantro, lime juice and 1/2 tsp of salt in a small bowl. Set aside.

Lightly brush olive oil on both sides of the corn tortilla and cut into thin strips. Place on a baking sheet and lightly sprinkle with salt. Bake for about 12 minutes until crisp and golden brown. Remove from the oven and set aside.

Lightly season the fish on both sides with salt and pepper. To grill your fish inside, heat a grill pan that has been lightly brushed with olive oil over medium-high heat. Add your fish and cook for approximately 4 minutes. Using a spatula carefully turn your fish over and cook for 3-4 minutes more, or until the fish is done and flakes easily with a fork.

You can also grill the fish outside, but use a fish basket, or be sure to oil the cooking grates. Tilapia is delicate and falls apart easily.

To assemble, add approximately 1 cup of arugula to a bowl, top with 1/4 of the Green Apple Guacamole, and add one grilled fish filet. Top with a few of the tortilla strips. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Enjoy!

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Fish Taco Bowls with Green Apple Guacamole

If you like grilled fish tacos, you will love my healthy, low-calorie, quick and easy Grilled Fish Taco Bowls with Green Apple Guacamole for lunch or dinner!

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Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

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Ingredients

• 2 avocados mashed
• 2 Granny Smith apples diced
• 1/2 small onion finely minced
• 2 jalapeno peppers seeded and finely diced
• 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
• 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• Kosher salt and pepper
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 4 Tilapia filets 4 oz filets
• 4 cups arugula
• 1 corn tortillas

Course Main Dish Cuisine American Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Servings people MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 2 avocados mashed 2 Granny Smith apples diced 1/2 small onion finely minced 2 jalapeno peppers seeded and finely diced 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro chopped 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice Kosher salt and pepper 1 Tbsp olive oil 4 Tilapia filets 4 oz filets 4 cups arugula 1 corn tortillas

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Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
2. To make the Green Apple Guacamole, combine the mashed avocados, apples, jalapenos, cilantro, lime juice and 1/2 tsp of salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
3. Lightly brush olive oil on both sides of the corn tortilla and cut into thin strips. Place on a baking sheet and lightly sprinkle with salt. Bake for about 12 minutes until crisp and golden brown. Remove from the oven and set aside.
4. Lightly season the fish on both sides with salt and pepper. To grill your fish inside, heat a grill pan that has been lightly brushed with olive oil over medium-high heat. Add your fish and cook for approximately 4 minutes. Using a spatula carefully turn your fish over and cook for 3-4 minutes more, or until the fish is done and flakes easily with a fork.
5. You can also grill the fish outside, but use a fish basket, or be sure to oil the cooking grates. Tilapia is delicate and falls apart easily.
6. To assemble, add approximately 1 cup of arugula to a bowl, top with 1/4 of the Green Apple Guacamole, and add one grilled fish filet. Top with a few of the tortilla strips. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Nutrition Facts

Fish Taco Bowls with Green Apple Guacamole

Amount Per Serving

Calories 258 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6g 9%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 40mg 13%

Sodium 46mg 2%

Potassium 170mg 5%

Total Carbohydrates 17g 6%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 8g

Protein 35g 70%

Vitamin A 3%

Vitamin C 11%

Calcium 7%

Iron 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.