Blackened Tilapia Summer Salad

Yes! it is summertime and the heat does not make you want to eat anything too heavy. More-so your body doesn't want to slaving in the kitchen for hours.

This simple salad is weather approved, summer body compliant & super easy. If you are anything like me for some reason red meat during summertime feels like an overkill on my energy levels and my body. Truth be told I have an addiction for canned tuna that makes it my preferred go to fish option for lots of dishes it wouldn't have worked for this.

Blackened Fish Fillet Summer Salad

Ingredients - This serves 2

2 Fresh Fish Steaks (Tilapia, Tuna, Mahi Mahi, Catfish or Silver Snapper)

2 tsps Maggi All purpose seasoning or Complete seasoning of your choice

1/2 Cup Cooking Oil

1 Small Deep frying pan (I use sunflower seed oil or vegetable oil when frying)

Make sure your fish is dry by patting it with a paper towel before cutting into chunks of bite sizes. I prefer to cut in chunks as the fish stays juicy that way after cooking. Who wants dry fish on a salad? Season the fish with the complete seasoning and allow to marinate for at least 30 mins.

Seasoned Fish Fillets

Add your oil to your frying pan over medium heat and bring it up to temperature. If the oil starts smoking turn down the flame and allow the temperature to drop. You can tell your oil is ready when small bubbles start rises to the surface of the oil. add your seasoned fish to the oil with a slotted spoon and fry for 5 minutes.

Remove the fish from the hot oil and place pieces on a plate lined with a paper towel to absorb extra oil.

Salad - Below is what I used on the day I did this recipe but you can never go wrong with a salad and there is always room for substitutions and inclusions.

8 Leaves of Fresh lettuce (You can use a store bought lettuce mix or add kale to the lettuce)

1 Medium Tomato quartered & diced or 12 grape tomatoes

1 Medium Cucumber sliced

1 Small Yellow or Red Onion sliced (To reduce the bite of raw onions in salad place them in water and rest in refrigerator for 10 mins & drain before using)

1/4 of a Small Green Bell Pepper (Or any colour you prefer)

1 Apple sliced (An Otahetia was used but can use any fruit of your choice)

4 Garlic Stuffed Olives sliced (You can add pepperoncinis also)

Once you have sliced, diced and drained any extra juice from your salad mix its time to add your cooled fish piece, plate and enjoy with your favourite salad dressing. The perfect thing to full you up without weighing you down and get you out the kitchen in less than an hour.

Hope you will enjoy making your own version of this salad and remember, food experimentation is a natural process.....Do it For The Love Of Food!