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Fish Tacos with Peach and Red Pepper Slaw

August 13, 2015 By Rachel 23 Comments

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For the past couple of weeks my CSA has offered sweet nardello peppers as one of the pepper choices for its members. Sadly, however, I’ve noticed that my fellow share members haven’t been getting as excited over them as I have. I’ve seen barely anyone take the poor lonely peppers, and I keep hearing the farm manager and the volunteers say things like, “they look like hot peppers, but they’re not, they’re really sweet.” And, “don’t forget to try the nardello peppers, they’re really good.” It’s sad, as so many people are missing out!

Nardello peppers are an Italian heirloom variety of sweet peppers. They are delicious raw, fried, or sautéed in a little olive oil. They are early producers, so if you plant them along with bell peppers, you’ll get a wave of nardellos before your other peppers reach their peak. The best thing I’ve noticed about them is that after they are sautéed they have absolutely no bitter aftertaste. They are also decidedly sweeter and have a better texture then sautéed red bell peppers. If you add them to salads, or in a slaw like in today’s recipe, they become little flavor explosions in your mouth. After sautéing them for this recipe, it was hard work to restrain myself from popping them all into my mouth right out of the skillet.

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So in honor of the under-appreciated nardellos, today I have Fish Tacos with a Peach and Nardello Pepper Slaw. The fish has some heat and a smoky flavor from the ancho chili powder, and the slaw is sweet and tangy, rounding out the dish. Although I would classify this meal as being pretty light and healthy, it certainly doesn’t sacrifice flavor to be so!

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Fish Tacos with Peach and Red Pepper Slaw
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
17 mins
Total time
37 mins
 
Fish Tacos with Peach and Nardello Pepper Slaw are balanced with heat as well as smoky, sweet, and tangy flavors. It's a light dish that's heavy on flavor!
Author: Rachel Hanawalt
Recipe type: Entrees
Cuisine: Tex Mex
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
Fish
  • 1 lb tilapia
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 1 Tbsp ancho chili powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp olive oil
Peach Slaw
  • 2 C nardello or red frying peppers, cut into rings
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp greek yogurt
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 1½ C savory cabbage (the crinkly kind) cut into shreds
  • 1½ C diced peaches
  • 2 Tbsp finely diced red onions
  • 8 medium tortillas
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 425ºF.
  2. Cut your nardello peppers into ¼ inch rings and pop the seeds out from the centers with your thumb. Sauté them in a skillet with 1 tsp of olive oil over medium heat for about 5 minutes, or until they are soft, and then set them aside to cool.
  3. In a small bowl combine the honey, ancho chili powder, paprika, and salt into a paste. Line a baking sheet with foil (to save on dishes of course), and lightly oil it with ¼ tsp of olive oil. Using your fingers, massage the paste onto all sides of your tilapia, and then place them on the lined cookie sheet. Bake at 425ºF for 12-15 minutes, or until the fish easily flakes with a fork.
  4. While the fish is baking, make the Peach and Nardello pepper Slaw. In a medium bowl whisk together the greek yogurt, apple cider vinegar, and salt. Shred the cabbage and dice the peaches and onions. Add them, along with the cooled sautéed nardello peppers to the bowl and stir to evenly coat with the dressing.
  5. Once the fish is done cooking, flake it apart using a fork.
  6. To assemble your tacos, place tilapia topped with your slaw inside tortillas and serve immediately.
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Filed Under: Entrees, Recipes Tagged With: Cabbage, Fish, Light, Nardellos, Peaches, Slaw, Summer, Sweet Peppers, Tacos, Tilapia

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Comments

  1. Felesha says

    August 14, 2015 at 8:26 pm

    Oh my! Lovin’ the beautiful colors! I just wanna dig right in!!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      August 18, 2015 at 10:57 pm

      Thanks Felesha!

      Reply
  2. Immaculate says

    August 14, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    Hi Rachel! What a great combination of flavors , just my kind of tacos . That Nardello Pepper Slaw looks off the charts delish!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      August 18, 2015 at 10:59 pm

      Thanks! I fell like fish tacos are a great excuse to try different crazy flavors together. After all… it’s fish in a taco!

      Reply
  3. Manu says

    August 14, 2015 at 10:57 pm

    Just beautiful! And I am sure they taste superb! I have never made fish tacos, but I think I should start!!! What a great combination of flavours!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      August 18, 2015 at 11:00 pm

      I just recently have been getting into fish tacos. When you bake this fish it’s super easy. I’m not sure why I didn’t start making them sooner!

      Reply
  4. jen says

    August 15, 2015 at 10:02 am

    I had not heard of that kind of pepper before – I’ll be on the lookout!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      August 18, 2015 at 11:01 pm

      They’re deliciously sweet. They fall into the heirloom category, so if you can’t find them, another sweet frying pepper would be a good substitute for this recipe.

      Reply
  5. Elaine @Flavour and Savour says

    August 15, 2015 at 10:04 am

    Love the addition of peaches! A great late-summer supper.

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      August 18, 2015 at 11:02 pm

      Thanks Elaine! I love adding fruit to my dinner. There are so many dinnertime possibilities with peaches!

      Reply
  6. Caitlin says

    August 16, 2015 at 2:35 pm

    Peaches and fish…Never would have thought of that conbo but it makes perfect sense now! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      August 18, 2015 at 11:03 pm

      Thanks Caitlin!

      Reply
  7. Whitney says

    August 17, 2015 at 12:50 pm

    I love fish tacos, but I’ve always been too afraid to make them!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      August 18, 2015 at 11:08 pm

      I used to be afraid of making them too. I ended-up baking the fish, which was super easy!

      Reply
  8. Megan Marlowe says

    August 19, 2015 at 12:59 pm

    These look so good,I could reach through the screen and eat some right now!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      August 27, 2015 at 9:35 am

      Thanks Megan!

      Reply
  9. Meredith @ The Weekday Gourmet says

    August 20, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    I love fish tacos but I’ve never heard of nardello peppers. I’ll have to look for them next time I go to the store!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      August 27, 2015 at 9:38 am

      Nardello peppers fall more in the farmer’s market and CSA category, so if you’re not able to find them at your grocery store, a red, sweet, frying pepper would be a good substitution for the this recipe.

      Reply
  10. Susan says

    August 20, 2015 at 8:32 pm

    I remember when I first joined a CSA and ended up with these peppers. I’m just a hot pepper wimp that I made my husband bite into them first. He was like, they’re not hot. I did’t believe him at first and took a tiny nibble and then was like, oh they aren’t. These tacos look awesome and I’m loving the colors.

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    • Rachel says

      August 27, 2015 at 9:42 am

      That’s a funny story and thanks for sharing! You got to love the mystery items that come in CSA boxes! I got an extra quart of these peppers at my CSA this week that I hadn’t really planned on for dinner time. I’m thinking this weekend I’ll saute them in olive oil and eat them plain just because I can, and because they’re so sweet 🙂

      Reply
  11. Heather says

    August 20, 2015 at 10:07 pm

    I love this recipe!!! I just picked up a bottle of ancho spice and have been looking for new recipes to try it out on. Your slaw recipe looks amazing and using the sweet peppers is a genius touch 🙂

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    • Rachel says

      August 27, 2015 at 9:43 am

      Thanks Heather! If you give this recipe a try you’ll have to let me know how it turns out.

      Reply

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