Description: I usually serve this dish with rice and vegetables, my son likes to add holandaise to the top of his. Tilapia is a nice mild fish, so its a kid pleaser when they may turn up their nose at other fish dishes.
Date Added:
September 22, 2009
Season:
Category:
Fish / Shellfish
Prep. Method:
Bake
Calories:
Dish Type:
Serves:
4
Cuisine:
Prep. Time:
35 min
Ingredients:
4 Tilapia filets
fresh garlic (may substitute minced garlic in water or olive
oil)
fresh thyme
black pepper (grinder)
sea salt (grinder)
2 limes
butter (real butter is better for this recipe but you may
substitute margarine)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350
Butter the bottom of a 9x13 glass baking dish
Place tilapia filets in even layer in baking dish, try not to overlap edges (you may use more than one dish if needed).
Place a pat of butter on top of each filet
crack sea salt and black pepper over each filet
tear off thyme leaves from stems and sprinkle leaves over top of filets
mince fresh garlic and scatter over top of filets
slice one of the limes in thin rounds, removing seeds if any, and place one or two lime slices on each filet
bake uncovered for 20 to 25 min until filets are white and flaky (no longer pink in center)
)
