First Fish Friday
As Lent begins, we Christians settle into about six weeks of self-reflection and penance, echoing the time Jesus fasted and prayed in the desert for 40 days. While it's a solemn time of the year, we get to look forward to celebrating the Resurrection at Easter! Hooray!
In the meantime, between our prayers, readings from the Lenten Little Black Book, work, family, and the current breath-stealing cold, people who don't normally eat fish (like yours truly) have to get creative on Fridays. Therefore, I present to you today and experiment gone right (a happy accident!) in the world of broiled tilapia.
Wil and I bought a Costco bag of frozen tilapia before Lent began, and the first tilapia recipe we tried was from the Food Network: broiled tilapia with mustard-chive sauce. This sounded just a little bit crazy (and super easy), so we decided to try it.
It. Was. Amazing. Perfectly broiled fish, tangy and slightly sweet sauce...mmm-mmm-mmm.
Broiled Tilapia with Mustard Chive Sauce
Ingredients
--4 tilapia fillets
--olive oil, salt, pepper for seasoning
--1/4 c. plain Greek yogurt (preferably not non-fat)
--1/4 c. lemon juice
--1-2 tsp. honey
--1 tsp. Dijon mustard
--2 tbsp. chopped chives
Instructions
--Preheat broiler
--Drizzle oil on fillets, and season with salt and pepper (both sides); add some lemon juice too, if so desired
--Place on greased baking sheet and broil 6-8 minutes, until fish flakes easily with fork
--In the meantime, mix up the yogurt, honey, and mustard until smooth
--Whisk in lemon juice and chives
--Remove tilapia from oven, serve, and drizzle sauce over fish
--Serve with some vegetables, rice, potatoes, whatever floats your boat!
This fish was seriously amazing! You should all try it out sometime. It's quick and easy and absolutely delicious.
In the meantime, between our prayers, readings from the Lenten Little Black Book, work, family, and the current breath-stealing cold, people who don't normally eat fish (like yours truly) have to get creative on Fridays. Therefore, I present to you today and experiment gone right (a happy accident!) in the world of broiled tilapia.
Wil and I bought a Costco bag of frozen tilapia before Lent began, and the first tilapia recipe we tried was from the Food Network: broiled tilapia with mustard-chive sauce. This sounded just a little bit crazy (and super easy), so we decided to try it.
It. Was. Amazing. Perfectly broiled fish, tangy and slightly sweet sauce...mmm-mmm-mmm.
Broiled Tilapia with Mustard Chive Sauce
Ingredients
--4 tilapia fillets
--olive oil, salt, pepper for seasoning
--1/4 c. plain Greek yogurt (preferably not non-fat)
--1/4 c. lemon juice
--1-2 tsp. honey
--1 tsp. Dijon mustard
--2 tbsp. chopped chives
Instructions
--Preheat broiler
--Drizzle oil on fillets, and season with salt and pepper (both sides); add some lemon juice too, if so desired
--Place on greased baking sheet and broil 6-8 minutes, until fish flakes easily with fork
--In the meantime, mix up the yogurt, honey, and mustard until smooth
--Whisk in lemon juice and chives
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| The mustard chive sauce after it's all mixed together |
--Serve with some vegetables, rice, potatoes, whatever floats your boat!
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| Delicious, delicious fish dinner right here. |
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