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Pasta with Almond Crusted Tilapia Fillets

Hearty Meal Recipes from Dona Elena Cuisinera Club presented last January 30, 2010. Click here for more recipes.

Tilapia Fillets

almond crusted tilapia fillet

For Tilapia Fillets:

  • 150 – 200 g tilapia fillets (2 pieces)
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of pepper
  • pinch of paprika
  • 1/4 c almonds, salted, crushed finely

Season tilapia fillet with salt, pepper and paprika. Coat with almonds and bake at 180C for 4 minutes.

Pasta

pasta

For pasta:

  • 10 g butter
  • 15ml Dona Elena Pure Olive Oil
  • 30 g diced white onions
  • 3 g minced garlic
  • 50 g diced tomatoes
  • 50 g (Dona Elena) capers
  • 30 ml (Dona Elena) white wine
  • 250 g spaghetti noodles

In a sauce pan, heat the olive oil and melt the butter. Saute the onions and garlic then add tomatoes and capers. Add the white wine and simmer. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Toss the spaghetti in the sauce.

Sauce:

  • 30 ml garlic sauce, reduced until thick
  • 15 ml balsamic vinegar, reduced to a syrup

pasta with almond crusted tilapia fillet

Serve using medium pan. Place pasta on one side and the fillets on the other side. Drizzle the fillets with garlic sauce and balsamic sauce.

Enjoy.

UPDATE: I made this last night (Feb3, 2010) though I still have to write a post.

UPDATE 2: here is the post as promised 🙂