Monday, November 1, 2010

JERK-SPICED TILAPIA
(w/green beans & quinoa pilaf)

Ingredients

• 1 tsp / 5 ml thyme
• 1 tsp / 5 ml chili powder
• 2 cloves of garlic, pressed
• 1 tsp / 5 ml ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp / 2 1/2 ml nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp / 2 1/2 ml cinnamon
• 1 jalapeno pepper, cored, seeded, and finely chopped
• 1 tsp / 5 ml freshly ground black pepper
• Pinch of sea salt
• 1 Tbsp / 15 ml lime juice
• 2 Tbsp / 30 ml olive oil
• 1/2 tsp / 2 1/2 ml ground cloves
• 4 tilapia fillets

Preparation (15min.) Cook time (20 min.)

  1. Combine herbs and spices in a small bowl and mix well.
  2. Coat tilapia fillets with olive oil & lime juice. Pat both sides with spices. Top w/ chopped jalapeno
  3. Sauté each fillet until just cooked through, about 3 minutes on each side. Do not overcook! (I actually baked my fillets for 20 min. @ 400) mmmmmm! SO GOOD!

Yield: 4 servings

Nutrients Per Serving Cal: 160, Pro: 20g, Carb: 0g, Fiber: 1g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sod: 242 mg, Chol: 50 mg

2 comments:

Miss Niss said...

do you think it would be just as good with mahi mahi?? i have some already in the freezer!

sara said...

I'm sure you could substitute any white fish for this recipe. I actually used mahi mahi too b/c I only had 2 tilapia fillets! It still is good -but I preferred the tilapia.