Tilapia with Olive Salsa tastes so heavenly, you will forget you are eating healthy.  You can have it on the table in less than 20 minutes, yet it is fancy enough to be served at a dinner party or for a special occasion.  Today is the third Tickle My Tastebuds link up!  Make sure you check out our features.  And, we’d love to have you guest host with us!  Fill out the form linked below if you are interested.

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Tilapia with Olive Salsa

Servings 4
Calories 210kcal
Author Julia - www.minivandreams.com

Ingredients

  • 1/2 large red onion diced
  • 12 pimento-stuffed olives quartered
  • 2-3 Roma tomatoes diced
  • 2-3 green onions sliced thinly
  • 2-3 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2-3 teaspoons dried parsley
  • 4 tilapia fillets approximately 6 ounces each
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil divided
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • In medium nonstick skillet, over medium heat, combine onion and green onions. Saute 2 minutes.
  • Add tomatoes, and olives. Stir and saute an additional 2 minutes.
  • Sprinkle with dried oregano and dried parsley. Stir to incorporate.
  • Remove salsa from pan and place in a bowl. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon olive oil and stir. Set aside.
  • Using a paper towel, wipe skillet clean.
  • Add remaining olive oil to skillet over medium heat.
  • Add tilapia fillets to skillet. Sprinkle fillets evenly with salt and pepper.
  • Allow to cook for 3 minutes. While cooking, gently push fillets around skillet a bit to keep from sticking.
  • Turn the fillets over.
  • Sprinkle second side with salt and pepper.
  • Continue cooking for an additional 3 minutes or until desired doneness is achieved.

Notes

-Time to cook fish depends on thickness of fish fillets.
- Fish should not be overcooked. Fish is done when it flakes easily with a fork.
-Nutrition was calculated with My Fitness Pal's recipe calculator and is provided as guidance only. Please recalculate using your specific ingredients.

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg

 

Tilapia with Olive Salsa via Mini Van Dreams #ticklemytastebuds #recipesforfish #cleaneating #easyrecipes

Julia wants to live in a world where Hogwarts is real, dark chocolate is packaged with good books, and houses clean themselves. Until then, she is the divorced mom of twins, blogger, sometimes crafter, traveler, napper, cooker, snail mailer, geocacher, and corporate bean counter.

7 Comments on Tilapia with Olive Salsa

  1. A super delicious dish! Joe’s crab shack has nothing on us

  3. I love olives with anything! Not much a a fish eater but I’m trying to get better. This might just be the type of recipe that gets me to eat more fish! Thanks!

  5. Thanks for stopping by! I am off to check out your chicken recipe. Sounds delish.

  7. Thanks for stopping by What’d You Do This Weekend. This salsa looks awesome. Hope to see you on Monday.

    Linda @ Tumbleweed Comtessa

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