Last time I had a post about fish , they were live and swimming around in a plastic bag (and then a pond). Today, the only ones I'm talking about are good and dead--and in my belly! I bought a 3 pound bag of tilapia fillets the other day, and I wasn't entirely sure how to go about cooking them. I decided to play it simple and bake them with some olive oil, a little vinaigrette, and some salt. Good, but maybe boring. The exciting way to spice it up? Fruit salsa! Such a refreshing addition to fish. This particular one was made of diced mango, cucumbers, bell peppers, and strawberries. I tossed it with some vinaigrette (just a touch) but I think a squeeze of lemon or lime would be even better. I got two meals out of this one. 1) Tilapia with wild rice, corn on the cob, and fruit salsa: 2) Baked tilapia tacos! All the same ingredients (minus the rice, + corn tortillas) That fruit salsa made me feel so tropical, so I can pretend I'm relaxing on a beach somewhere tropic...
Ultrarunning in Kalamazoo on a ketogenic diet