Browned Tilapia with Avocado Salsa

Browned Tilapia with Avocado Salsa

I just love this super flavorful and healthy family meal.  It's really easy and pretty fast too.  We love making fish tacos out of this fish and salsa for a great variation.  Just fill a favorite soft or hard taco shell with fish, avocado salsa and top with  the lemon dressing.  Yummmmmm.

Avocado Salsa

4 ripe avocados, diced

2 ripe tomatoes, diced

1/2 cup red onion, finely chopped

4 cloves garlic minced

4 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

2 limes juiced

1 teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

1 teaspoon coarse salt

Combine all ingredients in bowl and mix gently.  Set aside while you prepare the tilapia.  Top prepared tilapia with avocado salsa.

Tilapia

1-2 lb. (depending on how many people you are feeding) tilapia, cod or halibut

Lemon Dressing

salt and fresh ground pepper

flour for dredging

¼ cup fresh lemon juice

¼ cup Italian parsley, loosely packed

2 cloves garlic

2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

¼ teaspoon dry mustard

1/3 cup olive oil

In blender, blend lemon juice, parsley, garlic, lemon zest, salt, pepper and dry mustard.  Blend in olive oil in a small, slow stream.  Season fish with coarse salt and fresh ground pepper and dredge in flour.  Heat olive oil in heavy skillet and cook fish 3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned and cooked through.  Place piece of tilapia on a plate and top with avocado salsa.  Drizzle lemon sauce over fish and salsa.  Garnish with fresh parsley and serve.  Serves about 6.