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Easy Grilled Tilapia Recipe
Grilled tilapia is tender, flaky, and loaded with flavor. Perfectly seasoned tilapia fillets are grilled to perfection and served with blistered tomato, a perfect healthy weeknight dinner recipe. It comes together in under 15 minutes.
Prep Time
8 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 81 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 4 ounces each Tilapia fillet best to choose wild-caught tilapia for health concerns
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
For Blistered tomato (optional)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- Generous pinch of salt
- 6-8 fresh basil leaves
To serve
- Lime wedges
Instructions
- If using frozen fish, allow the fish to come to room temperature.
- In a small bowl, mix garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, smoked paprika, pepper, and salt.
- Rub tilapia with spice seasoning on both sides.
- Let it rest for 10-15 minutes, you can rest it at room temperature or inside the refrigerator.
- Heat the grill and wait for the grill to turn hot. If using the stovetop method, heat the grilling pan on high heat.
- Add olive oil to the pan. Reduce heat to medium.
- Place seasoned tilapia fillet on a hot grill. Wait for tilapia to cook completely on one side before you flip it, this ensures the fillet does not break. It will take 3-4 minutes to cook on one side. Tilapia is more like translucent white when it’s raw, and when cooked it will turn solid white, when it turns solid white you can flip it.
- Flip and cook on the other side. Remove grilled tilapia on a plate.
- Optional step – in a skillet add 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Add halved blistered cherry tomatoes to the skillet. Season lightly with salt and pepper, and cook stirring frequently until cherry tomatoes are softened/blistered.
- Add torn fresh basil leaves to the pan and give it a mix.
- Serve blistered tomatoes over grilled tilapia fish, and serve hot.
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Notes
- Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
Nutrition Information
Calories
81kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
601mg
(25%)
Potassium
208mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
793IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 81
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 81kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 601mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 208mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 793IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.