Tilapia/Salmon

Yep! Get Mccormicks grill mates....all of them are delicous. Sprinkle on your salmon and then spray a frying pan with butter flavored pam. Pan fry to desired doness. I like mine well done. Tilapia is amazing almost anyway you cook it. I like to sprinkle mine with cajun seasoning and either toss it on the George Foreman, or in the oven, or pan fry it...then make a side of brown rice or quinoa with okra and tomatoes. Feeds my cajun roots!

I cook tilapia all the time! I just use a marinade and cover the bottom of the baking dish, place the tilapia on top of it, then season with ms dash and pepper. Bake for about 20 mins. The marinade helps to keep the fish really moist!

I love talapia simply baked with lemon juice ....delicious and I don't think it needs alot on it

Salmon I prefer with some type of mustard(preferably spicey for me) sauce on top

no specific recipes...I really just wing it when I cook anything...but maybe that'll give you an idea

That is so funny, I was just going to ask the same question!!!!

I will sear either in a little EVOO then I sprinkle with dill as it cooks. I then mix a little lemon juice and dill with some light mayo and eat the fish dipped in Mayo. Very good!

Tilapia - I like to cook mine with julienned veggies and lots of garlic, with a little white wine sauce, salt and pepper.

Salmon - I find that I like it best when I bake it with some veggies in an aliminum pocket. You can use wax paper too.

bump-all of this sounds sooooo good! I just bought some Tilapia filets at Aldi's the other day, now I can put them to use!

Tilapia- parchment paper pouches: just take a few peppers of your choice (I like red and green) a little onion (I like red), carrots, any veggie really, throw in a few grape tomatoes and a few sllices of citrus (I like lime or lemon) fold the packet up and bake it for about 12 minutes at 425. Serve with rice.

Salmon- Cedar grilled. Get some cedar planks. Soak them all day so they don't burn. A bit of salt and pepper on the salmon, salmon on the board, board on the grill and let it grill until done. serve with cous cous, rice, or quinoa. YUMMY!

I also like to make a compound butter and since I don't use oil on the fish, I feel okay about a pad of flavored butter. (chives, lime zest, garlic all blended in unslated butter. )

You can cook tilapia almost anyway you can cook halibut or cod also. They are all gentle white fish. So if you search cookinglight and find a good halibut recipe, you can sub tilapia with just a little shorter cooking time.

I did find out that you can't quite season cod the same way you season Salmon. The sweeter seasonings (like maple) overwhelm cod. But There is a great copy cat recipe of Luby's Almadine Fish for haddock but I use cod with it and its just as good!

LUBY'S CAFETERIA BAKED HADDOCK ALMONDINE

1 cup fine, dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
2 (6- to 7-ounce) haddock, cod or other fish fillets
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup mayonnaise
Water

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

In small bowl, combine crumbs, almonds and butter. Mix well. If necessary, add additional melted butter, mixing well, just until crumbs hold together. Coat fish with flour; shake off excess. Place skin side down in baking pan large enough to hold in a single layer.

Spread mayonnaise evenly over fish. Sprinkle evenly with crumb mixture, lightly pressing into fish. Carefully pour water around fish to 1/8-inch depth. (Take care and pour the thinnest layer of water possible around the fish so you don't wet the topping. This helps fish cook up moist and tender.)

Bake 20 minutes or until fish flakes when tested with fork.

Yield: 2 servings.

Note: To toast almonds, spread them on a cookie sheet and toast at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Watch carefully so they don't burn. Any favorite fish fillet may be used.

bump. I need this as well

Ok I found a recipe for Parmesan crusted tilapia and I used the coating on salmon and it's just as good...take about a tablespoon of margarine/butter ( i use country crock light) per fillet in a bowl and add about a tsp or so of mayo (light will work) about a tblsp or more of Parm cheese (again per fillet) a splash of lemon juice and some basil (about a 1/2 tsp) Mix that all together and lightly coat the top of the fillets, bake at 350 until done. You can also sprinkle some panko bread crumbs for crispy-ness! This is the only way I can get my kids to eat fish! We just had it tonight...works well on a baked chicken breast too!

Ok I found a recipe for Parmesan crusted tilapia and I used the coating on salmon and it's just as good...take about a tablespoon of margarine/butter ( i use country crock light) per fillet in a bowl and add about a tsp or so of mayo (light will work) about a tblsp or more of Parm cheese (again per fillet) a splash of lemon juice and some basil (about a 1/2 tsp) Mix that all together and lightly coat the top of the fillets, bake at 350 until done. You can also sprinkle some panko bread crumbs for crispy-ness! This is the only way I can get my kids to eat fish! We just had it tonight...works well on a baked chicken breast too!

I know I'm a TOTAL rookie at this, but my first attempt was disasterous! So we're assuming completely thawed filets, right? And about how long should the baking be? How do you know when it's done? Do you put the filet in the oven first for a while & apply the coating later? Sorry for the ignorance.

you can use a meat thermometer, or I usually use texture to test mine. It should feel firm...If you make a fist and press the squishy part around your thumb...that should be about the doneness for well done. And apply the coating first..otherwise it will fall apart when you try to bread it.

Ok I found a recipe for Parmesan crusted tilapia and I used the coating on salmon and it's just as good...take about a tablespoon of margarine/butter ( i use country crock light) per fillet in a bowl and add about a tsp or so of mayo (light will work) about a tblsp or more of Parm cheese (again per fillet) a splash of lemon juice and some basil (about a 1/2 tsp) Mix that all together and lightly coat the top of the fillets, bake at 350 until done. You can also sprinkle some panko bread crumbs for crispy-ness! This is the only way I can get my kids to eat fish! We just had it tonight...works well on a baked chicken breast too!

I know I'm a TOTAL rookie at this, but my first attempt was disasterous! So we're assuming completely thawed filets, right? And about how long should the baking be? How do you know when it's done? Do you put the filet in the oven first for a while & apply the coating later? Sorry for the ignorance.

I thaw my fillets, then put them in a baking dish with pam...then coat them with the butter mixture. I bake for about 20-30 minutes depending on how thick the fillets are. You will see the liquid coming out of the fish as clear and when you stick them with a fork, they flake easily. Good Luck!

Ok I found a recipe for Parmesan crusted tilapia and I used the coating on salmon and it's just as good...take about a tablespoon of margarine/butter ( i use country crock light) per fillet in a bowl and add about a tsp or so of mayo (light will work) about a tblsp or more of Parm cheese (again per fillet) a splash of lemon juice and some basil (about a 1/2 tsp) Mix that all together and lightly coat the top of the fillets, bake at 350 until done. You can also sprinkle some panko bread crumbs for crispy-ness! This is the only way I can get my kids to eat fish! We just had it tonight...works well on a baked chicken breast too!

I know I'm a TOTAL rookie at this, but my first attempt was disasterous! So we're assuming completely thawed filets, right? And about how long should the baking be? How do you know when it's done? Do you put the filet in the oven first for a while & apply the coating later? Sorry for the ignorance.

Try this one:

Ingredients

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon celery salt
2 pounds tilapia fillets

Directions

Preheat your oven's broiler. Grease a broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil.

In a small bowl, mix together the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Season with dried basil, pepper, onion powder and celery salt. Mix well and set aside.

Arrange fillets in a single layer on the prepared pan. Broil a few inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove the fillets from the oven and cover them with the Parmesan cheese mixture on the top side. Broil for 2 more minutes or until the topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish.

Nutritional Information
Serving Size 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe 8

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Amount Per Serving
Calories 225
Calories from Fat 115

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% Daily Value *
Total Fat 12.8g 20 %
Saturated Fat 5.4g 27 %
Cholesterol 63mg 21 %
Sodium 221mg 9 %
Potassium 479mg 13 %
Total Carbohydrates 0.8g < 1 %
Dietary Fiber 0.1g < 1 %
Protein 25.4g 51 %
** Sugars 0.2g
Vitamin A 6 %
Vitamin C 5 %
Calcium 12 %
Iron 3 %
** Thiamin 5 %
** Niacin 39 %
Vitamin B6 28 %
Magnesium 13 %
Folate 4 %

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Courtesy of Allrecipes.com Also, yes, whenever you cook any fish or meat, it should be defrosted.