Dijon Almond Crusted Tilapia
I wanted to make a healthy and delicious recipe last night but fish can sometimes taste too light and unsatisfying! Not to fear, this recipe has the perfect blend of saltiness and sweetness…all topped with a golden almond crunch. My favorite thing about cooking fish is that you can throw it in a baking dish, pop it in the oven and it’s cooked by the time you finish cleaning your prep dishes. You can use this recipe with pretty much any fish, I just prefer the mildness of tilapia. Enjoy!
Dijon Almond Crusted Tilapia
2015-07-21 11:31:35
Serves 2
Sweet, savory and crunchy!
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
20 min
For the tilapia
- 2 or 3 fillets of tilapia (approximately 1 pound)
- 1/3 cup raw almonds
- ¼ cup Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- Salt and black pepper
- Olive oil
- Chopped cilantro to garnish
For the Dijon sauce
- 1/3 cup Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (optional)
- ¼ tsp dried thyme
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and slightly grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Place almonds in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
- Mix in paprika and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine Dijon mustard with honey and mix.
- Rinse and pat the tilapia fillets dry.
- Sprinkle each side with garlic powder, salt and black pepper.
- Coat the bottom side of each fillet with mustard mixture.
- Sprinkle almond mix on top of mustard and press into the fish with fingers.
- Place each fillet into the baking dish with the coated side down.
- Repeat mustard coating and almond topping on the remaining top side of the fillet.
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
- Combine and mix the Dijon mustard, honey, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, and dried thyme together in a small bowl to make the Dijon sauce and set aside.
- Top with Dijon sauce & fresh cilantro and serve
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