With the warm weather seemingly here to stay, I find I like to switch out more hearty, winter dinners for light fresh ones. One of my favourite foods (which I am so happy I am still able to eat!) is seafood, and I especially love it throughout the summer.
This recipe has endless options, I usually use whatever fresh produce I have on hand at the time. Since I just moved, I didn't have much in my fridge when I made this, but it was filling, healthy and super tasty! I will try to add a few alternative options that I think of throughout this post so that you can get an idea of what I am talking about, but I am sure I will be posting more seafood recipes in the future!
Ingredients (makes two servings):
- 2 Fillets of Tilapia
- 1 qt of fresh grape tomatoes
- 1 lemon
- Red onion, to your taste
- Fresh basil, to your taste
- 2 teaspoons of olive or coconut oil
- Salt and pepper
- 1 package of rainbow quinoa
Extra/Optional:
- Fresh Kalamata olives, to your taste
- 1 sweet orange pepper
- 1 bunch of asparagus
- Feta or goat cheese
1. Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. While it is warming up you can prep your veggies. For the above, I chopped about a quarter of a red onion, and a full quart of grape tomatoes. At this time you could also cut up the pepper, asparagus and olives if you wanted to add any or all of them as alternatives! I love the olives to add a little bit of a Mediterranean taste (and if you are able, top with goat cheese or feta at the end)!
2. Prepare 2 square sheets of aluminum foil (so they will be able to cover the fish as well as vegetables). Drizzle one teaspoon of oil (I use coconut but you can also use olive oil or whatever you prefer) per sheet. Place the tilapia in the middle and coat it in the oil. Add all of your veggies (and olives if you are doing so) on top of each fillet and then add salt and pepper as you like. Over the top, squeeze about 1/3 of a lemon on each and then add the extra lemon in slices to the top (as pictured). Last but not least, I added chopped fresh basil to the top!
3. Next you will want to close up your aluminum foil packets entirely, and place them on a baking sheet in the oven for about 30 minutes.
4. While the fish is cooking you can prepare your side. Naturally I cannot eat grains but I am able to have quinoa, so that was my choice! I prefer the rainbow quinoa to plain golden, it takes about 15 to 20 minutes to prepare. If you are not on a grain-free diet as I am, you could also make this with rice!
5. Once your timer is up and everything is cooked, you can remove the fish from the oven and plate with your quinoa! I like to squeeze any leftover lemon over the top of everything as well as add more fresh basil. If you were going to add the feta or goat cheese now would be the time as well!
And thats all for this recipe friends! Hopefully you enjoyed (and hopefully I get better at this as I go). I'd love to know if anyone tries this out and how it turns out!
- Alix
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