Grilled Lemon Pepper Tilapia

I have been craving fish lately, so it was to my surprise to find tilapia on sale this week at Sam's Club!  My husband loves to grill so what better mixture than my fish and his grill!  Check out this awesome recipe! Our entire family enjoyed every last bite of it!

Ingredients:

• 6 boneless/skinless tilapia fillets
• 1 fresh lemon thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• Fresh cracked pepper
• 1 tsp freshly minced garlic 
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 2 tsp freshly chopped parsley
• Sea salt 

Directions:

I made open top foil boxes to cook our fish on the grill, gaining the grill flavor without losing half our fish from sticking to the grill. 

Place a thin layer of lemon slices on the bottom of the foil, top with the tilapia fillets. Mix the olive oil and fresh lemon juice together. Drizzle the tilapia fillets with the olive oil/ lemon mixture, sprinkle with cracked pepper (visibly peppered), sea salt, parsley, and garlic. Top with a layer of thinly sliced lemons, cook until flaky to fork. Time will vary by grill, may also be cooked in the oven! 

Lemon Pepper Tilapia

I served the tilapia to my family with a side of roasted asparagus and quinoa. Would be great along side a salad as well! 

Recipe Makeover - Pecan Crusted Salmon

I love salmon, unfortunately about a year and a half ago, I caught food poisoning from some delicious salmon I ate out at a restaurant. This led to my food aversion of salmon for quite some time and now I am still very particular on where I consume salmon. I prefer cooking it myself now, but it is at the top of my list for healthy and delicious dinners! I saw a recipe for pecan crusted salmon in a southern living magazine, and knew I had to figure out a healthier alternative to this recipe, because it was absolutely delicious! So...check out this awesome recipe makeover! By simply replacing the large amount of butter used with coconut oil/butter cuts the calories greatly and makes a crispy crust.

Ingredients:
1 large salmon fillet or 4 per portioned fillets
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 tsp dill
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbsp coconut oil (the thick texture similar to butter is necessary)
Salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400
2. Pulse pecans, dill, garlic, and oil, making a paste like texture
3. Season salmon with salt and pepper, top heavily with thick mixture in the center of each fillet. 
4. Bake uncovered for 18-20 minutes, or until salmon is cooked through, flakes with a fork. 
5. Serve immediately, I prefer serving with asparagus and wild rice.

The paste can be made in advance to top salmon and pop in the oven approx 30 minutes before serving dinner. 

I hope you enjoy this dinner as much as my family does!