Blackened Tilapia Tacos
Have you ever had blackened tilapia? It’s bold, highly seasoned with a kick of Cajun spice. Is your mouth already watering? It’s fabulous on it’s own. HOWEVER, it’s sensational when you wrap your blackened tilapia in a warm corn tortilla and top it with tomatoes, avocado, and lettuce. Ooh Wee! It’s a keeper.

Blackened Tilapia Tacos
Ingredients
- 4 Tilapia fillets thawed
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 Tbs Cajun seasoning
- 1/2 Greek plain yogurt
- 1 small bunch of cilantro snipped and finely chopped
- 8 corn tortillas I only use raw corn tortillas. The quality is so much better!
- 4 Roma tomatoes diced
- 1 large avocado diced
- Shredded lettuce or fresh spinach
Instructions
- Place tilapia fillets in 8x8 baking dish. In a small bowl, combine oil, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper. Pour over tilapia and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes allowing fish to marinade.
- Meanwhile in a small bowl, combine Greek yogurt and cilantro. Stir well and refrigerate until ready for use.
- Heat grill to medium heat. Remove tilapia from marinade and generously sprinkle Cajun seasoning all over each fillet.
- Spray grill with olive oil cooking spray to prevent tilapia from sticking. Cook tilapia for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. When cooking fish or any meat, cook until slightly under-cooked. Remove and wrap in aluminum foil. Make sure all edges are sealed tightly. This allows the fish or meat to continue cooking at a lower heat and it will turn out extra tender and juicy.
- Meanwhile, warm corn tortillas. Flake 1/2 of a fillet down the center and top with cilantro mixture, tomatoes, avocado, and lettuce.
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Kami, these look awesome! I don’t even like fish and I would be willing to try these! 🙂
Thanks, Camille! I really like tilapia because it’s not too ‘fishy’ and pretty mild in flavor.
These look ridiculous! I can not wait to try them!
Thank you, Bonnie! They were pretty tasty.
These are a weekly staple for me. The marinade helps a lot in the flavor and they are so fresh! Also made them for my husband and he’s the pickiest man I’ve ever fed…he was a fan and said he prefers them over regular tacos. Score!
Thank you for sharing, Trinity! I love hearing successes especially with those picky husbands.