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Baked Lemon Pepper Tilapia Fillets

Healthy Baked Tilapia with Black Bean Salsa is a flavorful, quick and effortless recipe that is perfect both for busy weeknights and for summer occasions.
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Tilapia fillets are flavored with lemon and pepper and then baked in the oven. This is one of the easiest dinner recipes for weeknights.

Ingredients

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For the Olive Oil Baked Lime Tilapia:

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Juice of a lemon, plus a few slices as garnish
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 6 fillets of tilapia, defrosted
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped

For the Black Bean Salsa:

  • 1 (15 oz.) can of black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup fresh corn kernels
  • 1 ripe avocado, cut into small cubes
  • 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
  • 1 medium-size tomato, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded
  • 1 clove of garlic, peeled and minced
  • Juice of a lime

Instructions

To bake the tilapia:

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 425 F degrees.
  2. Make the dressing by whisking together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a bowl.
  3. Place the tilapia fillets in a large (mine was 9X13) oven-proof casserole dish. Drizzle them with the dressing.
  4. Garnish them with slices of lime and chives.
  5. Bake 10-12 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

To Make the Black Bean Salsa:

  1. Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add the corn and cook until tender enough, 3-5 minutes. Drain.
  2. Mix together all of the ingredients including corn in a bowl.

To assemble:

  1. Place each fillet on a plate, garnish with the salsa and serve.

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