Tilapia With Cucumber Salad Food

TILAPIA AND QUINOA WITH FETA AND CUCUMBER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring quinoa, 2 cups water, and 1 teaspoon salt to a boil over high. Reduce to a medium simmer and cook until water evaporates, about 15 minutes. Transfer quinoa to a medium bowl and let cool 5 minutes.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil over medium-high. Pat fish dry and season with salt and pepper; sprinkle with paprika. Cook fillets until opaque throughout, about 4 minutes, flipping halfway through. Stir cucumber, dill, feta, 1 teaspoon oil, and lemon juice into quinoa. Season with salt and pepper. Divide quinoa among four plates and top with fish.

GRILLED TILAPIA WITH CUCUMBER YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• For the cucumber yogurt sauce: Add the dill, olive oil, cayenne pepper, garlic, yogurt, cucumber and lemon juice to a medium bowl and combine. Season the sauce with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• For the grilled tilapia: Preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Sprinkle the fish evenly with the salt and pepper. Oil the grill grates with a clean tea towel. Grill the tilapia 4 minutes, then flip and cook the second side, 4 to 5 minutes longer. Transfer to a platter. Top each fillet tableside with the cucumber yogurt sauce.

BLACKENED TILAPIA WITH RADISH AND CUCUMBER SALSA (WEIGHT WATCHER

Steps:

• Coat a large nonstick saute pan with cooking spray. Coat tilapia with blackening spice and cook over medium-high heat until fish flakes with a fork, about 2 to 3 minutes per side (do not over-crowd fish in pan. Only cook as much fish as can fit in a single layer. Cook in batches if necessary).
• Slice each rdish in half and then thinly slice each half into 1/2 moons. In a medium bowl, combine radishes, cucumber, red pepper, scallions, cilantro, lime juice and oil; season to taste with salt and pepper and service over fish.
• Yields about 5 ounces of fish and a scant 1/2 cup of salsa per serving.