Seared Lemon Pepper Tilapia With Creamy Pumpkin Seed Vinaigrette Salad Topped With Pomegranate Seeds

Serves: 2

Graciela O'Reilly

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

63

Spice

58

Sweetness

53

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tsps

Dijon Mustard

Directions:

1

In food processor, place the vinegar, mustard, shallot, thyme and pasteurized egg yolks

2

Cover; process until smooth

3

With the machine running, add the 1 cup pumpkin seed oil and then the 1 cup olive oil, 1 tablespoon at a time

4

If the mixture gets too thick, add the 1 tablespoon ice water

5

Season with the salt and pepper

6

Stir in pumpkin seeds

7

Refrigerate while making tilapia

8

Place the flour, 2 eggs and the bread crumbs in 3 separate shallow dishes

9

Dip each fillet in flour then in eggs and finally, dredge on both sides in bread crumbs, shaking off the excess

10

Heat 2 skillets over high heat

11

Divide 3 tablespoons olive oil evenly between skillets

12

When hot, add the fish; reduce heat to medium, and cook until nicely browned, about 5 minutes

13

Turn fish and cook on the second side until the fish is done throughout (test with a fork), about 4 minutes, depending on thickness

14

Transfer the fish to 6 individual plates

15

Garnish with the lemon wedges

16

Toss the lettuce with a portion of the dressing; divide among plates of fish

17

Spoon some of the additional dressing over the fish; sprinkle pomegranate seeds over all, and enjoy