Tilapia with Cucumber Relish

Dinner

"I spotted this easy entree on a recipe card in my local fish market," she reports. "Although my husband isn't big on fish, he enjoys this mild-tasting tilapia." The relish adds garden-fresh flavor and pretty color to the lightly browned fillets.

Average Rating: 4.6

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.

Ingredients

2/3 cup chopped seeded cucumber
1/2 cup chopped radishes
1 tablespoon tarragon vinegar
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
1/8 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon paprika
4 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)
1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, combine cucumber and radishes. In another small bowl, whisk the vinegar, oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper and sugar. Pour over cucumber mixture; toss to coat evenly. Combine paprika and remaining salt and pepper; sprinkle over fillets.
2. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, melt butter. Add fish; cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with cucumber relish.

Nutrition Facts

1 fillet with 1/4 cup relish: 181 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 90mg cholesterol, 384mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 32g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
4 lean meat, 1 fat.