This bold salsa punches up the flavor with any mild fish. If you don’t have tilapia, try sole, flounder, or any other thin white fillets. Serve with Lemon Couscous with Toasted Pine Nuts.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 cup chopped plum tomato (about 1/3 pound)
12 small pimiento-stuffed olives, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano, divided
4 (6-ounce) tilapia fillets, rinsed and patted dry
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 lemon wedges
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Directions
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Coat pan with cooking spray.
Add tomato; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.
Combine cooked tomato, olives, parsley, and 3/4 teaspoon oregano in a small bowl; keep warm.
Wipe pan dry with a paper towel; return pan to medium-high heat.
Recoat pan with cooking spray.
Sprinkle fillets evenly with 3/4 teaspoon oregano, salt, and pepper.
Add fillets to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness.
Squeeze 1 lemon wedge over each fillet; drizzle each evenly with oil.
Top evenly with olive salsa.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 fillet and 1/4 cup olive salsa)
