Pan seared tilapia salad with lemon-garlic vinaigrette
Delight in the flavors of a pan-seared tilapia salad drizzled with a zesty lemon-garlic vinaigrette. A culinary masterpiece that's bursting with freshness and taste.
Ingredients:
- Two 4-ounce tilapia fillets
- Kosher or sea salt, to taste
- Fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Zest of 1 medium lemon
- Juice of 1 medium lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- Fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
- 4 cups baby arugula
- 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes
Instructions:
- Wash and dry the tilapia fillets. Add salt and pepper to season them.
- Prepare a large skillet on medium-high heat. Melt the butter and then put the tilapia fillets in. Cook each side for 1-2 minutes until they turn golden and fully cooked. Take the fillets out of the pan and keep them aside.
- Combine olive oil, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Keep it aside.
- Mix arugula, tomatoes, and vinaigrette in a large bowl. Share the salad between two plates and then put the tilapia fillets on each plate.
Summary:
- Calories: 646 kcal
- Fat: 43 g
- Protein: 50 g
- Carbs: 24 g
- Potassium: 1295 mg
- Magnesium: 104 mg