Not exactly a side dish. But I love Pico de gallo on fish tacos. Here's a no-recipe version. http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-pico-de-gallo-salsa-fresca-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-25757
A Mexican style fruit salad. What ever season fruit is available. But mostly it's watermelon cubes, mango cubes, orange slices, apple. (orange and Jicama are a big element in this...and you can play around the other season fruits)
That gets an addition of 'non fruit' type things: Jicama (cut into match sticks), Tomatoes, chili peppers diced, Cucumbers, Cilantro (steams chopped fine).
Then it gets a dressing of lime and olive oil. And a good dose of crunchy salt right before serving.
I love fish tacos of all kinds. Depending on the ethnic bent, the sides are very different. Mexican fish tacos love to be paired with avocados, rice and beans and radishes. Asian influenced fish tacos are wonderful with crunchy salads with peanut based dressings or rice vinegar flavored slaws.
Lapadia's Slaw is absolutely perfect for fish tacos. It's a perfecto combination of acid/sweet/heat: https://food52.com/recipes/8746-jalapeno-apple-slaw-with-honey-lime-vinaigrette
Also consider a crunchy salad (cabbage, scallions, asparagus, lettuces) with some fresh avocado slices. There are great ones on the site: just do a search for "avocado" and "salad."
Arroz con habichuelas (rice and beans, you can make the beans vegetarian or non-veg with pork), unless you're using rice or beans in the tacos. What ingredients are you using to make the tacos and how much time do you have?
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That gets an addition of 'non fruit' type things: Jicama (cut into match sticks), Tomatoes, chili peppers diced, Cucumbers, Cilantro (steams chopped fine).
Then it gets a dressing of lime and olive oil. And a good dose of crunchy salt right before serving.
http://food52.com/recipes/17913-charred-corn-and-avocado-salad-with-lime-chili-and-tomato
Traditional Mexican street fair corn:
http://food52.com/recipes/12330-mexican-street-fair-corn
Dilled Crunchy Sweet Corn Salad:
http://food52.com/recipes/12928-dilled-crunchy-sweet-corn-salad-with-buttermilk-dressing
Roasted corn with lime, parmesan and chili
http://food52.com/blog/1101-roasted-corn-with-lime-parmesan-and-chili
Corn salad with cilantro and caramelized onions
http://food52.com/recipes/13784-corn-salad-with-cilantro-caramelized-onions
http://food52.com/recipes/12818-cabbage-vinaigrette
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