Jerked Fish Tacos

Sandwich?! Clearly, those are fish tacos! What am I talking about? We made tonight's dinner from almost the exact same ingredients as last night's Cajun Fish Sandwich.

People give me a lot of reasons why they don't cook more often: Not enough time; Too much effort for just one or two; Too much food left over; Throwing excess groceries away. Madness, I say! By creating multiple meals from similar ingredients you can use up your entire grocery inventory, ensure you get a healthy dinner, and save yourself money.

With a little creativity, you can transform the ingredients from one dinner into a completely different meal the next day. Corn tortillas are cheap, versatile wrappers for many dishes, so we almost always have them on-hand. Yesterday's goat cheese-yogurt remoulade became a faux-buttermilk dressing once thinned by whisking with a touch of water. We changed the fish seasoning to Jamaican Jerk and made a quick salsa of leftover tomatoes, jalapeno, onion, avocado, lime juice, and cilantro. Everything we had was leftover from other meals. Proof: The salsa's jalapeno, lime, and cilantro, and the red cabbage came from the Citrus-Sesame Scallops on Soba a few nights ago!

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 corn tortillas
• 1/2 lb tilapia filets
• blackened or jerk seasoning
• 1/2 avocado, diced
• 2 small tomatoes, diced
• 1 slice onion, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• juice of 1 lime
• 1/4 cup cilantro, minced
• 1/2 jalapeno, minced
• cooking spray-oil

• 1 cup chopped romaine
• 1 large carrot julienned
• 1 slice onion, minced
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 1 oz goat cheese
• 3 Tbsp plain non-fat greek yogurt
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp cracked pepper +/-
• 1 Tbsp water +/-
• 1 Tbsp cucumber, minced
• 2 Tbsp carrot, minced

DIRECTIONS:

• Prepare salad first by combining romaine, carrot, onion and tomato in large bowl. In separate bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients (goat cheese through carrot). Add more water if necessary. Mix dressing into the salad and set aside in refrigerator.
• Prepare salsa ingredients by gently mixing avocado, tomatoes, lime juice, cilantro, garlic, and onion. Set aside.
• Coat fish with seasoning. Preheat skillet or pan to medium high and coat with cooking spray.
• Add fish and cook about 5 minutes per side until flaky.
• Add tortillas to skillet and warm until pliable.
• Fill tortillas and serve with salad!