Grilled Tilapia

This is such a yummy, easy, healthy recipe.  We all love it!  I've done it with and without the couscous.  Original recipe here.

• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus wedges for serving
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• kosher salt and black pepper
• 4 6-ounce tilapia fillets, split lengthwise
• 1 cup couscous
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine the lemon juice, oil, garlic, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Add the tilapia and toss to coat. Let marinate for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, cook the couscous according to the package directions. Remove from heat and stir in the parsley and sun-dried tomatoes.
3. Heat grill to high. Grill the tilapia on an oiled grate until cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Serve with the couscous and lemon wedges.

Sunday's Meal--Pecan Crusted Tilapia (yum!)

This is from a Betty Crocker cook book:

Pecan-Crusted Fish Fillets

1 cup finely chopped pecans

1/4 cup dry bread crumbs

2 tsp grated lemon peel (we like a little more)

1 egg

1 TBSP milk

1 lb. fish--we always use Tilapia

salt and pepper

butter

Mix pecans, bread crumbs and lemon peel on a plate. Combine milk and egg, whisk until blended. Sprinkle both sides of fish with salt and pepper. Dip fish in egg mixture then press into pecan mixture. Cook in buttered fry pan until pecans are lightly toasted. Tent foil over fish to speed cooking time if needed (or use a lid if your skillet has a lid!). It is done when fish flakes easily with fork.

We also had rice, corn on the cob, rolls and fresh strawberries with this meal.

Tuesday Night's Dinner

Tonight for dinner we had Roasted Cauliflower, pineapple and baked fish (Pollock).

Dear Roasted Cauliflower, where have you been all my life? All my kids liked you and asked for 2nds. I thought you were quite tasty too. Please revisit my dinner table more often!

I wish I could sing the same praise for the baked fish. One child got out the BBQ sauce to cover up the nasty taste. I'm not sure if it was the recipe or the too-fishy-for-our-tastes Pollock. But that recipe made it's way to the recycling box.

The fresh pineapple was good and a needed touch to this meal even though our plates were covered with all one color. . . as you can tell this wasn't our greatest meal ever. Some meals are just like that.