Best Tilapia With Citrus Bagna Cauda Recipes

TILAPIA W/ CITRUS BAGNA CAUDA

Steps:

• Cook the butter and 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a heavy medium saucepan over medium low heat just until the butter is melted, stirring frequently. Add the anchovies, if using, and stir until the anchovies dissolve, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook just until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat. Stir in the orange juice, basil, and lemon and orange zests. Season the sauce, to taste, with salt.
• The bagna cauda sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cool, then cover and refrigerate. Rewarm it before using.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
• Sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper and brush both sides of the fish with the remaining 4-8 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil. Working in 2 batches, fry the fish until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer fish to platter. Cover with foil and keep warm in the oven while cooking the second batch of fish. Drizzle the sauce over and around the fish and serve. Enjoy!

GRILLED TREVISO WITH CITRUS BAGNA CAUDA

Steps:

• For the citrus bagna cauda: Heat the olive oil in a small saute pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and anchovies. Cook, stirring and breaking up the anchovies with a wooden spoon, until the anchovies dissolve and the garlic is fragrant and beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, add the lemon zest, orange zest, lemon juice, orange juice, honey, salt and pepper to a small bowl. Once the anchovy-garlic oil has cooled, whisk it into the citrus. Allow to mingle for about 10 minutes before removing the garlic.
• For the grilled Treviso: Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat.
• Grill the Treviso halves until slightly wilted and charred in spots, 3 minutes per side. Remove to a cutting board, cut out the cores and chop the leaves into bite-size pieces. Place in a medium bowl and season with the 1/2 teaspoon salt. Toss the Treviso with the bagna cauda dressing and sprinkle with the walnuts.

CITRUS TILAPIA EN PAPILLOTE

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to medium heat. Fold four sheets of foil in half crosswise to crease, and then unfold.
• Combine the oil, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, lemon zest, orange zest and orange juice in a small bowl. Mix well to combine.
• Place 1 fillet on one side of the crease on each sheet of foil and sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Divide the oil mixture equally among the fillets.
• Working with 1 foil sheet at a time, fold the foil over the fillet and tightly crimp the edges of the foil to close the packets to create a papillote. Place each papillote on the grill and close the lid of the grill. Grill until the papillotes are fully puffed, about 12 minutes.
• Carefully cut the foil to open and serve the fillets on the spinach and top with the Grilled Summer Relish.
• Prepare the grill to medium heat. Brush the scallions, corn, bell pepper and squash on both sides with the oil. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Grill the vegetables until slightly charred and just tender, turning often, about 5 minutes for the scallions, 8 minutes for the squash and pepper and 10 minutes for the corn. Transfer the vegetables to a cutting board and cut into 1/4-inch pieces. Cut the corn from the cob directly into a bowl and mix in the scallions, peppers and squash.
• Meanwhile whisk the lemon juice, oil, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Add the oil mixture to the bowl of vegetables; toss to coat.

TILAPIA WITH CITRUS SAUCE

Steps:

• Place milk in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Dip fish in milk, then coat with flour mixture., Spray fillets with cooking spray. In a large nonstick skillet, cook fish over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove and keep warm., In the same pan, saute garlic in butter and oil for 1 minute. Add the lemon, lime and orange slices, juices and onions; cook 1 minute longer. Serve with fish.