Tilapia With Fresh Pineapple Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 22 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup fresh pineapple chunk
• 1 medium roma tomato
• 1/4 cup finely diced sweet onion (such as vidalia)
• 1 garlic clove
• 3 tablespoons minced cilantro leaves, loosely packed
• 1 tablespoon lime juice (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 tilapia fillets (6 to 8 ounces each)

Recipe

• 1 for pineapple salad, cut pineapple chunks into fourths and place in a medium-size mixing bowl.
• 2 core tomato but do not peel it. finely dice tomato, and add to bowl along with diced onion.
• 3 finely mince garlic, and add.
• 4 add cilantro and lime juice, and stir to blend well. set aside (salad can be made and refrigerated up to 2 hours ahead).
• 5 heat oil in an extra-deep 12-inch skillet over medium heat.
• 6 place flour, salt and pepper in a gallon-size zipper-top bag. add fish fillets, and shake to lightly coat them.
• 7 place fillets in hot oil, raise heat to medium-high, and saute until fish is lightly browned and cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes on each side. remove skillet from heat.
• 8 to serve, spoon a thin bed of pineapple salad in the center of each of four dinner plates, reserving about 1/4 cup for garnish.
• 9 place a fish fillet over salad on each plate, and garnish with reserved salad. serve immediately.