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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Tomato Walnut Tilapia

Tomato Walnut Tilapia Recipe

 Prep/Total Time: 20 min. 
Yield: 4 Servings
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home

Ingredients:
4 tilapia fillets (4 oz each)
salt and pepper
lemon pepper
1 Tbs butter
1 medium tomato, thinly sliced

Topping:
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 Tbs lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp butter, melted

 Rinse fillets with cold water and pat dry. Sprinkle fillets with salt, pepper, and lemon pepper. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook fillets in butter over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. 
Transfer fish to a broiler pan or baking sheet; top with tomato.
Combine the topping ingredients; spoon over the tops.
Broil 3"-4" from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until topping is lightly browned and fish flakes easily with a fork.


Nutritional Facts 1 fillet equals 205 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 67 mg cholesterol, 265 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 24 g protein. 

Loved this recipe!! It wasn't fishy at all and I was concerned because the fish didn't have any lemon juice on it. What I really liked was the crunchy walnut topping.