Baked Tilapia

Friday, February 12, 2010


This is my modified version of a dish I had at my friend AB’s place. She had invited us for a lunch of chicken biryani and kebabs. We stayed so long after the sumptuous lunch that she had to cook dinner too and that was when we had this simple but very tasty dish. The entire thing can be done in 30 minutes. Thanks buddy :)
Ingredients:
Tilapia fillets – 2
Cherry tomatoes – a handful
Olives – a handful
Onion – 1 (thinly sliced)
Grated ginger – ½ tsp
Garlic – 1 clove (minced)
Roasted red bell pepper – 2 slices
Fresh thyme leaves – 1 tsp (chopped)
Salt – to taste
Black pepper – to taste
Bread crumbs – 2 tbsp
Olive oil – 1 tbsp
Parmesan cheese – ½ cup (grated)

Procedure:
Rub the fillets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Line a baking sheet with aluminium foil. Now arrange the fillets on the baking sheet.

Preheat broiler on high.

Meanwhile add oil in a sauté pan. When oil is hot add the sliced onions and caramelize them.

Coat one side of the fillets with bread crumbs and put them under the broiler, crumb side up. When crumbs start to brown, about 5-6 minutes, flip the fillets and set aside.

Preheat oven to 350F.

Place the olives, cherry tomatoes, caramelized onions, ginger, garlic and roasted bell peppers on the fillets. Top it off with grated parmesan cheese and bake for 10-15 minutes.

Serve hot with a side of pasta.

Note: you can use dry thyme instead of fresh. Italian seasoning will work as well.

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