Friday, February 20, 2009

Recipe of the Week - Feb. 23

Sautéed Tilapia with Honey-Scallion Dressing
Active time: 30 minutes
Makes 4 servings


** Make sure to pair with quinoa / rice and a salad.

We are excited that Emily and Andy sent this recipe along. Our first submission from our participants. Emily said this is a great recipe and that Andy liked it, even though he is not a big fish guy. Enjoy!

The recipe can also be found here.

Ingredients
Dressing:
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped green onions
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon bottled ground fresh ginger (such as Spice World)
1/4 teaspoon dark sesame oil

Fish:
1 tablespoon canola oil
4 (6-ounce) tilapia fillets
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
4 cups gourmet salad greens

Preparation
To prepare dressing, combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
To prepare fish, heat canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle fish evenly with salt and pepper. Add fish to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Arrange 1 cup greens on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 1 fish fillet; drizzle with 2 tablespoons dressing.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 230 (30% from fat)
Fat: 7.7g (sat 1.8g,mono 3.9g,poly 1.4g)
Protein: 34.2g
Carbohydrate: 7.5g
Fiber: 1.4g
Cholesterol: 113mg
Iron: 1.4mg
Sodium: 485mg
Calcium: 35mg

1 comment:

Runyon Fit Club said...

Erin and I had this tonight - it was fantastic. Thanks Emily and Andy - great find!