Tilapia and Spinach with Hoisin Sauce

This is a quick and healthy way to give fish lots of flavor. Any mild fish can be used for this dish. We were trying to find ways to incorporate spinach into as many meals as possible and this was a great addition to this dish. I didn't cook the spinach at all for this dish so it was still nice and crisp.

Tilapia and Spinach with Hoisin Sauce
4 tilapia fillets (ours were frozen)
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
1 tbsp red chili flakes
1 tbsp honey
2 tsp rice wine vinegar
2 scallions
2 cups fresh spinach
steamed white rice

Place frozen fish fillets in a George Foreman grill for 8 minutes (feel free to cook fish any way-on a grill, bake in the oven, or saute in a pan).
Add hoisin, soy, ginger, chili flakes, honey, and vinegar to a small sauce pan on medium heat.
Dice the scallion and add half to the sauce and reserve the other half.
Simmer sauce until warm and slightly thickens about 5 minutes.
To assemble dish, place steamed rice on plate with a generous handful of fresh spinach, 2 tilapia fillets, drizzle with the sauce, and sprinkle some scallion on top.

Steamed Cod with Ginger Hoisin Sauce

This was a dish I had over the weekend at a local restaurant called Mitchell's Fish Market. The dish was so good that I knew I had to have it again soon!! I think my recipe comes very close to the real thing. At the restaurant I had Sea Bass, but they didn't have that at my grocery store so I bought cod. This dish came together very quickly and is very good for the waistline!!! I used my rice cooker to make the rice, and I used the steamer attachment to cook the fish.


Steamed Cod with Ginger Hoisin Sauce

1 fillet of Cod (a little over a lb)
2 scallions
2 inches ginger
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup garlic hoisin sauce
1 tsp red chili flakes
1 tsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp honey
6 oz fresh spinach
white rice
salt, pepper

Cook rice according to rice cooker directions. Cut fillet into 4 portions. Season with salt and pepper. Cut 1 scallion into matchsticks, and chop the second into a fine dice. Also slice about 1 inch of ginger into matchsticks, and grate the other inch with a microplane. Add fish to steamer basket and sprinkle with the matchstick ginger and scallion. Place on top of rice and steam for about 5-6 minutes. Meanwhile add soy sauce, hoisin, vinegar, honey, scallions and chili flakes into small saucepan and heat on low until fish is cooked. Add spinach to saucepan and wilt for about the last minute.

Tilapia Sandwiches & Oven Roasted Potatoes

My husband and I are trying to incorporate more fish and healthy items into our diets. These fish sandwiches were great!!! The meal was quick and easy for a weeknight dinner.

Tilapia Sandwiches
4 tilapia fillets
4 wheat buns
1 tomato
2 slices red onion
handful romaine lettuce
tarter sauce
salt
lemon pepper

Sprinkle tilapia fillets with salt and lemon pepper. I grilled the fish on my George Foreman grill for about 6 minutes (they were frozen). Toast buns in 400 degree oven for 5 minutes. Assemble sandwiches with tarter sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and fish. Enjoy!!

Oven Roasted Potatoes
6 medium red skin potatoes
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
salt
pepper

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry potatoes. Quarter potatoes, and place on baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle cumin, coriander, salt, and pepper on potatoes and toss. Cook for 30 minutes.