Grilled fish with roasted pumpkin seeds
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Ingredients
  • 6 Tilapia fillets
  • 1 cup Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • 4 tbsp coarsely crushed Pumpkin seeds
  • Crushed red pepper (optional)
Vegetables:
  • Zucchini - 1 cup
  • mushrooms 1 cup
  • Shallots - half cup
Garnish for fish
  • Fresh lettuce lead shredded
  • 1 Tomato seeded and sliced
  • 1 small red onion sliced fine
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
For sides
  • 4 potatoes boiled
  • 8 Quail eggs
Instructions
  1. Salt the fish fillets for a minute
  2. In a large bowl, pour Balsamic Vinaigrette
  3. Pound the pumpkin seeds into a coarse powder
  4. Dip the fillets in the vinaigrette bowl, and liberally sprinkle pumpkin seeds powder on them. Turn them around gently til all the fillets are well covered with the marinade.
  5. Sprinkle some crushed red pepper if you so desire.
  6. Spray a skillet with Olive Oil
  7. Carefully place the fish fillets in the skillet, and cook till brown on each side. Typically, 3 minutes on each side will do the trick.
  8. In the same marinade, mix the vegetables and mushrooms, and grill them in the same pan you fried the fish in, 2 minutes on High flame
  9. Mash potatoes with garlic and butter
  10. Fry both Quail eggs, sunny side up.
  11. Put mashed potatoes on one side of the plate.
  12. Transfer the vegetables and mushrooms on another, and place the Quail eggs on top.
  13. Plate the fish carefully on the side, and op with lettuce, tomatoes and onions.
Recipe by The Lady 8 Home at https://www.thelady8home.com/an-angry-birdie-and-grilled-fish-with-roasted-pumpkin-seeds-for-dinner/