Lemon Pepper Tilapia

I made this fish dinner for a "fish friday" dinner date with my boyfriend a little while back. It was delicious, although I wouldn't say it is my most "lean and green" recipe because it does require a lot of butter...but we substituted regular butter for vegan Earth Balance butter.

We made tilapia because I wanted to start eating a lot more fish and tilapia is a very good cheap option. It turned out to be super delicious! I got the recipe from Love That Food. Here is the recipe:

Recipe:

Ingredients:

4 tilapia fillets

salt and pepper to taste

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley

1/2 teaspoon ground paprika

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

4 tablespoons butter (I used vegan Earth Balance butter)

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 lemon, sliced

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
• Grease a shallow baking dish and set aside
• Whisk together the chopped parsley, paprika, and red pepper and set aside
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat
• Add the garlic and olive oil and then immediately remove from heat
• Place filets in the baking dish and lightly season with salt and pepper
• Baste the filets with half of the butter, oil, and garlic mixture
• Then sprinkle half of the parsley, paprika, and red pepper mixture over the filets
• Bake for 8 minutes
• Remove from oven and pour the rest of the butter, oil, and garlic mixture over the filets
• Sprinkle the rest of the parsley, paprika, and red pepper mixture over the filets
• Bake for another 6-8 minutes until fish flakes easily with a fork
• Squeeze lemon juice on top and serve

Enjoy :)