Pan Seared Tilapia with Cantaloupe & Avocado Chunky Salsa

Pan Seared Tilapia with Cantaloupe & Avocado Chunky Salsa

Ingredients:

ü      ½ cantaloupe, peeled, seeds removed and diced into very small pieces

ü      2 avocados diced into small cubes

ü      ½ purple onion diced into small pieces

ü      2 tablespoons diced cilantro

ü      ½ lime’s juice

ü      2 fresh tilapia filets

Mix first 5 ingredients together in a bowl, place in fridge.  Heat skillet to medium high heat, rub filets with olive oil.  Sprinkle with cracked pepper and sea salt.  Put 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil in hot pan.  Place filets in skillet once oil is hot.  Quickly sear filets – roughly 3 to 5 minutes per side.  Flip filets to sear other side.  Place filets on plate and top with a good amount of salsa.

Blackened Ahi Tuna

Blackened Ahi Tuna

Make sure you buy the freshest possible sashimi grade tuna and serve it rare or medium rare for the best flavor.  Sear the fish in a cast-iron skillet so that it is cooked on the outside but still pink on the inside.

Ingredients:

ü      4-7oz center cut ahi tuna filets

ü      ½ teaspoon fresh ginger root

ü      ½ oz each, salt & garlic powder

ü      ¼ cup white vinegar

ü      ¼ oz each black pepper, white pepper

ü      1 dash fresh lime juice

ü      1/8 oz each cayenne pepper, thyme, oregano

ü      ¾ cup olive oil

ü      3 tablespoons wasabi

ü      3 fluid ounces water

Preparation:

Preheat cast iron skillet.  Rub filets with Cajun Blackening Spice. Sear both sides (no butter or oil needed) until rare or medium/rare.  Paint plate with Wasabi Vinegar, cut filet into 2 triangular pieces, overlap.

To make Cajun Blackening Spice:

Combine salt, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, black, white and cayenne pepper, thyme and oregano.  Mix well.

To make Wasabi Vinaigrette:

Combine wasabi with water and put in a blender.  Add grated ginger, garlic, white whine vinegar and lime juice into the blender and drizzle in oil while on high speed.  Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

Calories: 507, Fat: 23g, % fat calories: 41%, Carbohydrate: 15g, Protein 62g