Tilapia Confetti Salad
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb of fresh tilapia fillet
- 2 medium green bell peppers, cut into cubes
- 2 medium red bell peppers, cut into cubes
- 2 medium yellow bell peppers, cut into cubes
- 2 medium orange bell peppers, cut into cubes
- 2 medium red onions, cubed or diced
- 3 -4 cloves of chopped garlic
- 1 head red leaf lettuce
- sliced baby carrots
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning (approximately)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil (approximately)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (approximately)
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Lemon-Basil Marinade
- 1⁄3 cup lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons virgin olive oil
- 1 -2 clove of finely chopped garlic (or 1 teaspoon)
- 1 cup small fresh basil leaves or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
- hot sauce
- black pepper or lemon pepper
directions
- To make the Lemon-Basil Marinade, place ingredients into a blender and puree.
- In a large skillet, brown half of chopped garlic in approximately 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- “Paint” one side of the tilapia with lemon-basil marinade using a pastry brush.
- Then, sprinkle with lemon pepper or pepper.
- Place the painted side of the tilapia into the skillet and paint the other side, add lemon pepper or pepper.
- Cook on a low-medium flame until fish becomes browned.
- Cook other side.
- Cooking time is approximately 10 to 12 minutes.
- If you cover the pan, your fish will have more of a moist consistency.
- If you leave the pan uncovered, your fish will be flakier.
- This is strictly a matter of preference.
- Both ways are delicious.
- Prepare your salad in a large bowl while fish cooks.
- Mix in Italian Seasoning and drizzle with sesame oil.
- In the same pan you cooked the fish, brown the rest of your chopped garlic with onion in 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- Add bell peppers and stir in poultry seasoning.
- Cook on a medium flame until peppers are slightly browned at edges and have a glazed look to them.
- Be careful not to over cook your peppers.
- You want a firm to medium-firm texture for maximum nutritional value and flavor.
- You can cover your pan to speed cooking time without damaging the quality of the peppers.
- When peppers are done, put them in a bowl, cover with a paper towel and place them in the freezer for approximately 10 minutes.
- This will rapidly cool the cooking process so the heat will not wilt your greens when you add the peppers to the salad mixture.
- Using a fork, flake the tilapia and mix with the peppers into your salad.
- Serve immediately.
- For best results, your fish and peppers should be a warm to room temperature served over lightly chilled greens.
- Notes: 1 medium lemon yields 2-3 tablespoons of juice 5-6 lemons will yield 1 cup of juice.
- You can cube or dice the bell peppers and onions.
- It is a matter of preference and the recipe is still delicious.
- You can substitute the red onions with scallions or onions of your choice.
- When in a hurry, I sometimes use 1/2 to 3/4 cups of dehydrated onions from an organic, dried onion soup mix.
- Separate the powder from the dehydrated onions and brown the onions with garlic, then add bell peppers.
- When purchasing poultry seasoning (and onion soup mix) it is always healthier to choose no-salt or low-salt products.
- I like Bell’s Poultry Seasoning, but there are many other brands that do not add salt or chemical additives.
- You can use any type of lettuce you like.
- I often use mesclun greens, baby spinach, and/or a mixture of red leaf, green leaf and romaine.
- Be creative!
- I make large amounts of lemon-basil marinade and refrigerate for future use.
- Batches usually last in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 weeks.
- Instead of using sesame oil, you can use a salad dressing with ingredients that compliment the meal’s flavor scheme.
- For those of you following BodyKnowledge-tm Intelligent Eating Plans, the carrots are mild-starch vegetables and can be omitted.
- Bon appetit!
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