Description
This is an easy, tasty and healthy recipe for a pan-seared tilapia, topped with a sweet and spicy mango salsa and served over a bed of white rice!
Ingredients
- FOR THE MANGO SALSA:
- 1 whole Ripe Mango, Peeled And Diced
- ⅓ cups Diced Red Onion
- ⅓ cups Diced Red Bell Pepper
- ½ Jalapeno, Chopped Fine
- ⅓ cups Chopped Fresh Cilantro
- ½ Lime, Juiced
- FOR THE TILAPIA:
- 1-½ Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 5 Tilapia Fillets
- ½ teaspoons Salt
- Black Pepper To Taste
- ½ teaspoons Paprika
- FOR SERVING:
- 1 cup White Rice
Preparation
For the mango salsa:
Add all chopped ingredients into a medium size bowl. Add lime juice and mix well. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes for best flavor.
Make white rice according to package directions. I use about 1 cup rice for this recipe; you can make more if you want a larger portion.
For the fish:
Liberally spray a large nonstick skillet with cooking oil or use about 2 teaspoons oil on the bottom of the pan. Heat over medium high heat.
Place tilapia on a couple layers of paper towels and soak up extra moisture on both sides of the filet.
Lightly spray with some cooking oil or rub it on some manually.
Mix salt, pepper and paprika in a small bowl and lightly rub on both sides of each tilapia fillet. Place fillet into the well-heated skillet and cook on each side for 2–3 minutes until lightly seared on both sides.
Remove from skillet and serve each fillet over a bed of rice. Generously garnish with mango salsa.
