Grilled Tilapia with Mango Salsa

Thanks to allrecipes.com (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/grilled-tilapia-with-mango-salsa/) for yet another excellent recipe. This delicious tilapia recipe has a lot of ingredients and takes a bit of time, but is easy to make and worth the effort. If you include an hour to let the fish marinate, total time from start to finish is about 2 hours.

This version serves two, although the salsa is probably enough to serve 4, and the marinade would probably work for 3-4 servings.

Instead of grilling the fish on an outdoor grill, I used a grill pan on our gas stove top. It worked fine.

Ingredients

Marinade Ingredients & Fish

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley (I used dried parsley flakes)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 6 oz. tilapia fillets

Salsa Ingredients

1 large ripe mango - peeled, pitted, and diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
2 tablespoons minced red onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
2 tablespoons lime juice (I used a small, fresh lemon)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Whisk together the extra-virgin olive oil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, parsley, garlic, basil, 1 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl and pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add the tilapia fillets, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

2. Prepare the mango salsa by combining the mango, red bell pepper, red onion, cilantro, and jalapeno pepper in a bowl. Add the lime juice and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, and toss well. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and refrigerate until ready to serve.

3. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil grate.

 

4. Remove the tilapia from the marinade, and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade. Grill the fillets until the fish is no longer translucent in the center, and flakes easily with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the fillets. Serve the tilapia topped with mango salsa.