Baked Tilapia With Warm Tomato Relish
Posted on January 6, 2008
Here in the Cucina Bella household, we are working on a big project: weight loss. I have a good deal of baby weight to shed and my husband has some sympathy pounds to melt away. That means exercise (wait, exercise? What’s that? Does whipping cream by hand count?) and healthier eating.Fortunately, eating healthy foods doesn’t have to mean going hungry. In my experience, I have found that bulking up on vegetables and sticking with lean proteins, like fish, keeps me full and satisfied for longer.
This tilapia recipe is a great example of a hearty, healthy meal that is low in calories. The tasty tomato relish really fills the stomach and it’s so heart-healthy. Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that is known to help ward off cancer. Cooked tomatoes are the best source of lycopene. And with three servings of vegetables and a serving of lean protein, how can you go wrong?
Baked Tilapia with Warm Tomato Relish
serves 4
4 plum tomatoes, diced
2 onions, diced
2 red peppers, diced
1 1/2 cup baby bella mushrooms, quartered
1/2 cup sliced black olives
2 tbsp olive oil
4 tilapia fillets
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp salt
Spray an oven safe casserole with cooking oil. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
In the casserole, stir together tomatoes, onions, red peppers, baby bella mushrooms and olives. Drizzle with olive oil. Place tilapia fillets on the tomato mixture. Drizzle a half tablespoon of balsamic vinegar on each fillet. Sprinkle with garlic and salt.
Cover and cook for 20-25 minutes, until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
Serve each fillet with one quarter of the relish.
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It sounds delicious. I’m a big fan of tilapia and this sounds like a great way to fix it.
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Made the tilapia and relish tonight…..DEE-LISH!
Susie, I am so glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know how it came out … It’s always nice to hear!
I made this tonight. Super easy and flavorful. Question; in your photo it looks like you have mushrooms but I don’t see it in your recipe. I didn’t have a red pepper so I used mushrooms anyway!
Mary Beth, thanks for trying it and letting me know how it came out. Glad you liked it!
You know, I noticed the mushrooms in the photo too. I write my recipes right as I cook, so I am not sure how I missed that in the ingredients list. I put 1.5 cups of quartered baby bellas in it. Thanks for noticing! I am off to update the recipe.