Best Salsa Catfish Recipes

CATFISH TACOS WITH TOMATO AND AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix tomatoes, avocado, 2 tablespoons lime juice, onion, cilantro, and 2 teaspoons jalapeños in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place fish in single layer on small rimmed baking sheet. Mix garlic, 3 tablespoons lime juice, and 1 teaspoon jalapeños in another small bowl. Drizzle half of lime juice mixture over fish; reserve remainder. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper; let stand 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in foil, enclosing completely. Place in oven until heated through, about 15 minutes.
• Preheat broiler. Broil fish just until opaque in center, about 6 minutes. Cut fish into 1-inch pieces. Top each tortilla with 1/2 cup lettuce, then fish pieces. Drizzle with reserved lime juice mixture. Spoon salsa over; sprinkle with cheese.

CATFISH WITH TROPICAL FRUIT SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Coat a broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray. Toss fruit salad, corn, onion, chile peppers, and cilantro in a small bowl. Reserve.
• Place fish on the prepared broiler pan; broil 4 minutes. Turn fish over, brush with lime juice, and sprinkle with paprika. Broil until fish flakes easily with a fork; 3 to 5 additional minutes. Top fish with salsa to serve.

CAJUN GRILLED CATFISH WITH APRICOT SALSA

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients for the salsa and refrigerate until ready to serve
• In a small jar, combine all the ingredients for the rub and shake to distribute well
• Preheat grill to medium
• Rinse fish under running water, pat dry
• Drizzle the olive oil over fish, sprinkle with rub and gently rub into fish
• Turn fish over and repeat with olive oil and rub
• When grill is hot, place prepared fish on grill and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when pierced with fork, turning fish once
• Place cooked fish on individual serving plates, divide salsa among the servings and garnish with lime twists

CAJUN CATFISH WITH FRUIT SALSA

Steps:

• Brush both sides of fillets with butter; sprinkle with Cajun seasoning. Place on a broiler pan; broil 6 in. from the heat for 8-10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. , For salsa, in a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Serve with fish.

LIME BROILED CATFISH WITH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat melt margarine.
• Stir in lime juice, salt, pepper, and garlic powder; mix well.
• Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Place fillets in an ungreased shallow baking dish,
• Generously brush each fillet with the lime butter sauce.
• Broil for 5-8 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Remove to a warm serving dish spoon pan juices over each fillet.
• Top with peach salsa. Garnish with lime slices.
• Salsa:.
• In medium bowl stir together all ingredients. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.

GRILLED CATFISH WITH HOMEMADE SALSA

Steps:

• Sprinkle catfish with garlic salt and pepper.
• Place catfish in a well-oiled grill basket, or on a well-oiled grill rack.
• Grill on an uncovered grill directly over medium-hot coals for about 5 minutes per side, or until fish flakes easily.
• HOMEMADE SALSA: In a bowl combine tomatoes, onion, jalapeno peppers, vinegar and salt and stir well Let stand at room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving.
• Chill to store.
• Serve over catfish fillets, hot off the grill.

BLACKENED CATFISH WITH SALSA FRESCA WITH CILANTRO

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• On a small bowl, combine the paprika, cayenne, oregano, salt and pepper.
• Place the catfish fillets on a large baking sheet in a single layer.
• Lightly coat both sides of each fillet with the oil, then liberally rub the spice mixture evenly onto both sides (reserve any remaining spice that hasn't touched the fish in an airtight conatiner for future use).
• Place the fish under the broiler and cook, watching closely, until slightly charred, about 5 minutes.
• Turn and broil until cooked through, about 5 minutes more.
• For the Salsa:.
• Combine the cherry tomatoes, onion, pepper, chili, cilantro, salt, lime juice and olive oil and toss well.

SALSA CATFISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a shallow bowl, combine tortilla chip crumbs and chili powder. In another bowl, combine lemon juice and oil. Dip fish in lemon mixture, then coat with crumb mixture., Place in a 13x9-in. baking dish coasted with cooking spray. Sprinkle with any remaining crumbs. , Bake until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 8-10 minutes. Serve with salsa.

CATFISH WITH SHRIMP SALSA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the Cajun seasoning, cumin and coriander; rub over catfish fillets. In a large skillet, fry fillets in oil over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, saute the green pepper, onion, celery, jalapeno and garlic in butter until vegetables are tender. Add the corn, tomatoes and shrimp; cook and stir for 4-5 minutes or until corn is tender. Stir in Cajun seasoning and hot pepper sauce. Serve with catfish.

SPICY CATFISH WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• In shallow dish, whisk together oil, lime rind and lime juice, garlic, chili powder, cumin and pepper.
• Add fish and turn to coat evenly.
• Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in bowl combine salsa, pineapple, coriander and chilies.
• Place fillets on greased grill over medium heat and grill, turn once, for about 8 minutes till fish flakes easy.
• Place on plate and top with salsa mixture.

CATFISH WITH MANGO AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Prepare salsa first to allow flavors to develop. Peel and dice mango. Cut avocados in half. Score the flesh to the skin vertically and horizontally and scoop out flesh. Pull cilantro leaves from stems and chop. Deseed jalapeno and chop finely. Mix all ingredients together and stir in lime juice. Put in refrigerator to chill. Heat oil in pan. Mix together corn meal, flour, salt, pepper and garlic. Rinse catfish filets, leaving them wet. Dredge in flour mixture and place in hot oil. Cook on each side for about eight or nine minutes. Serve with salsa.

CATFISH WITH SPICED FRUIT SALSA

Steps:

• Rub both sides of fillets with oil. Combine the coriander, cumin, cinnamon and cayenne; set aside 1/2 teaspoon. Add salt to remaining spice mixture; rub over both sides of fillets., In a saucepan, combine the tropical fruit, apple juice, vinegar and reserved spice mixture. Bring to a boil; stir in spreadable fruit. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes., In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook fillets over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with the fruit salsa; sprinkle with parsley.

BLACKENED CATFISH WITH MANGO AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Combine the oregano, cumin, paprika, 2 teaspoons pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt; rub over fillets. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the mango, avocado, red onion, cilantro, lime juice and remaining salt and pepper. Chill until serving., In a large cast-iron skillet, cook fillets in oil over medium heat until fish flakes easily with a fork, 5-7 minutes on each side. Serve with salsa.