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Fish Taco Slaw is a quick and easy way to add texture and flavor to your favorite fish tacos. It comes together in about 5 minutes!
You will love Fish Tacos with Slaw
It’s the perfect complement to your taco recipe. This creamy cabbage slaw is made with a bag of coleslaw mix, sour cream, mayo, jalapeño, and fresh cilantro.
Whether you are preparing for taco Tuesday or a weeknight dinner, take an extra couple of minutes and complete the meal with this refreshing slaw!
Looking for some taco recipes? Check out my Cilantro Lime Spicy Shrimp Tacos and Barbacoa Tacos.
What makes this Fish Taco Slaw Recipe the best
If you’re looking for a new way to enjoy fish tacos, look no further! This is not your typical coleslaw recipe, this perfectly dressed taco slaw adds flavor, texture, and an incredible bite to fish tacos no matter how they are made. You can easily turn a good fish taco into the best fish tacos with this easy slaw recipe.
Easy fish tacos are one of my go-to recipes for busy weeknights. There is just something so refreshing about enjoying light, flaky, and perfectly seasoned fish topped with a cool, crunchy slaw. It can even be enjoyed as a side dish for BBQs.
Make it once, because I promise once you do, you will be craving this recipe often!
Cole Slaw for Fish Tacos ingredients
Slaw dressing calls for simple ingredients like:
- sour cream
- mayonnaise
- a squeeze of lime juice.
You will also need:
- cole slaw mix
- jalapeños
- fresh cilantro
- a pinch of salt.
Cabbage substitute for Fish Taco Slaw
If cabbage isn’t your style or if you need a substitute in a pinch, I recommend shredding romaine lettuce leaves or butter lettuce.
How to make Slaw for Fish Tacos
This easy slaw recipe comes together in just 2 quick steps.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, lime juice, and a pinch of salt.
- Add the shredded cabbage, jalapeño, and cilantro. Toss to combine, until cabbage is fully coated with sour cream mixture.
How do you shred cabbage for coleslaw?
Shredding cabbage is a useful skill, not just for making taco slaw, but for making a salad, soup, and more! There are a few ways to shred the cabbage.
I recommend grabbing a cutting board and sharp knife and chopping it into shreds. You can also shred cabbage with a grater or food processor.
Fish Tacos with Slaw recipe tips and tricks
Cabbage. Sometimes you just can’t the cabbage you are looking for at your local grocery store, so feel free to use green cabbage, red cabbage, or purple cabbage.
Tortillas. Serve up your tacos with crunchy slaw on corn tortillas or flour tortillas. No matter which you choose, don’t forget to serve up your tacos on warm tortillas.
Garnish and toppings. Although the slaw is packed with flavor, you can garnish your tacos with ingredients like green onions, pickled onions, diced red onion, Bang Bang Sauce, Cilantro Lime Crema, fresh cilantro, or avocado.
How to store leftover Fish Taco Slaw
I wouldn’t keep leftovers for more than a day. They will stay pretty crisp for about 24 hours, but after that they will begin to turn mushy.
Fish taco slaw is best while fresh, but if needed, you can make it the night before and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Slaw for Fish Tacos FAQs
The white sauce on top of fish tacos is also known to many as Baja sauce! It’s made with sour cream, mayo, fresh lime juice, garlic powder, and sriracha sauce.
Fish taco sauce and avocado crema are also delicious on tacos!
Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage and run it under water before shredding. If you want to be extra cautious, you can rinse it again after shredding.
Store shredded cabbage in an airtight container or a resealable plastic bag in the refrigerator with a paper towel inside to help absorb any excess moisture.
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Coleslaw for Fish Tacos
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 lime juice
- pinch of salt
- 2 cups cole slaw mix
- 1 large jalapeño, seeded and diced
- 1/4 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
Instructions
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, lime juice, and a pinch of salt.
- Add the shredded cabbage, jalapeño, and cilantro. Toss to combine, until cabbage is fully coated with sour cream mixture.
This was SO easy to make. I love how fast it whips up and is a a great addition for our taco Tuesdays!
I’m so glad you loved it!
I just love fish tacos, and the slaw topping is everything! This was so good. 🙂
So simple yet delicious! I love the flavours that the lime and jalapeno add.
I made fish tacos for my family the other day and they were missing something. We topped them with lettuce, but it didn’t have the crunch that this delicious slaw would. This was a perfect topping for Yummy fish tacos!
Simple yet so delicious taco slaw. Love the flavors here. Thanks for sharing.
Great recipe. I subbed spinach, no lime juice (too lazy to go to store), but added cubed avocado, smoked paprika, garlic salt, and onion powder. Wonderful recipe!
delicious substitutions!
It says sour cream in the recipe but doesn’t specify how much. ??
Thank you for catching that! I just updated the recipe card – it should be 1/4 cup!