Recipe

Baked Tilapia With Garlic Lime And Cilantro Recipe

	Mrspotatohead / All my dishes 5 months ago This is easy and tasty if you love the comination of garlic and lime. Prep:60m Cook:25m Servings:4	Mrspotatohe
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Ingredients

½ cup lime juice

1 to 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 to 3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced

1 to 2 fresh jalapeno peppers, chopped, seeds removed, if desired

1 tablespoon finely snipped fresh cilantro leaves or 1 teaspoon dried cilantro

1 to 2 tsp. grated fresh lime peel (optional)

1 teaspoon honey (optional)

Salt and cayenne pepper to taste

1½ to 2 pounds tilapia fillets or other mild white fish fillets

1 to 2 chopped firm ripe tomatoes (optional)

Paprika and thin lime slices for garnish (optional)

Directions

In a deep medium glass or ceramic bowl, combine all ingredients except fish fillets tomatoes and garnish, blending well.

Arrange fish fillets in the marinade, coating each piece well.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour, turning fish fillets occasionally. Drain off marinade, reserving marinade for basting fish.

Arrange fish fillets in a baking dish.

Baste fillets liberally with marinade.

Top with tomatoes if using.

Bake, loosely covered with aluminum foil, in a preheated moderate oven (350'F.) for 20 to 25 minutes or until fillets are opaque in color and flake easily with a fork, basting occasionally with marinade.

Garnish with a sprinkle and thin slices of lime if desired.

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