Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Sesame-Crusted Tilapia with Gingered Green Beans

From Clean Eating Magazine March 2011



INGREDIENTS:

* 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
* 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
* 2 tbsp minced fresh ginger, divided
* 4 tsp olive oil, divided
* 1 tsp sesame oil, divided
* 4 6-oz tilapia fillets, skin & bones removed
* 2 tbsp sesame seeds
* 1/3 cup low-sodium chicken broth or water
* 3 cups trimmed green beans (12 oz)
* 1/2 tsp each sea salt and ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 425 F

2. In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, soy sauce, 2 tsp ginger, 2 tsp olive oil & 1/2 tsp sesame oil. Place tilapia in a shallow nonstick or foil-lined baking pan and pour lime juice mixture over top, turning fillets to coat. Sprinkle sesame seeds evenly over top of tilapia and bake for 10-12 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Broil for 1 minute at the end to toast the sesame seeds!

3. Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 tsp olive oil in a large nonstick skillet on medium. Add remaining 4 tsp ginger and cook for one minute or until fragrant. Add broth, beans, salt and pepper, cover and cook for 5 minutes or until beans are bright green and tender-crisp. Remove from heat, add remaining 1/2 tsp sesame seed oil and toss to coat.

4. Using a thin heat-proof spatula, lift tilapia from pan and arrange on serving plates. Drizzle with pan juices and serve immediately with green beans, dividing evenly.

3 comments:

  1. did you take that picture, J? not fair that you have the good cameras! my meals are going to look like crap in comparison. ;)

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  2. Ha! I was thinking the same thing Meg. Maybe J should take all the pics? Hey, this meal was a HUGE and I mean HUGE hit. Apparently my family likes fish and I don't make it enough...especially the white fish. Wow. They even had seconds! I did find the cooking time took a little longer and at the end I turned it to broil for a minute to toast the sesame seeds. Yum! Thank you!

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  3. I took the picture with my phone so you can credit the coolness to the photographer ;) and the app, not the camera! Ha! And, yeah, this was a huge hit here too! Liv scarfed it down!! I will change the oven time in the recipe as I had to increase the time as well and if we weren't so hungry I would have broiled it for a minute at the end too! Glad you enjoyed it!

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