Sesame Seed Coated Seared Ahi

For the longest time I was afraid to cook Seared Ahi.

I guess I was scared I would mess it up somehow.

But after talking to a friend, she convinced me to try it.

And I was shocked at how easy it really was!!

So after make it a few times,

I decided that even though it is pretty easy,

I should share it on my blog!

The Goods:

Ahi Tuna

Olive Oil

Soy Sauce

Sesame Seeds

Dip your tuna in soy sauce then immediately coat in sesame seeds.

Heat a stainless steel pan over medium-high heat,

add a little bit of olive oil and swirl around to distribute.

Once your pan is hot add your tuna and a few minutes.

I usually flip after two to three minutes,

but for more rare flip after about a minute and a half.

Cook another few minutes until tuna has reached desired doneness.

Remove seared tuna from the pan and let rest a few minutes.

Slice your tuna pretty thin on an angle and serve as desired.

Most recently, I enjoyed mine on a delicious green salad.

Grilled Blackened Tilapia Tacos

I've made fried fish tacos many times and even blogged about it here.
Until recently I hadn't thought (or maybe wanted to) try them any other way.
With the new year, I'm trying to be extra healthy and make good food choices,
so I thought I'd be a good girl and stay away from frying the fish.

After some quick online research, I decided to grill the fish and make
GRILLED BLACKENED TILAPIA TACOS!!!

The Goods:

Tilapia

Corn Tortillas

Blackened Seasoning

Cabbage

Tomato/Onion Relish*

Avocado Cream Sauce**

Fresh Limes

I like to cut my fish into smaller pieces.

It's up to you, but I feel it makes it easier to eat.

Next, coat both sides of the fish with blackened seasoning.

Get your grill (or grill pan in my case) nice and warm over medium-high heat.

Once heated, I spray it with a lil cooking spray to prevent sticking.

Now it's time to cook your fish. 

Each side will take about 4 to 5 minutes.

Your fish is ready when the outside is blackened and flakes easily.

Next, simply assemble your tacos to your liking, serve and enjoy!

And if you have extra and feel like sharing,

 package up a to-go container for your neighbor to enjoy too!

*To make the tomato onion relish, I diced tomatoes and onions,

then combined and mixed in a bowl with fresh lime juice.

**This recipe is great, but I only used it for the sauce - not the entire meal! 

Broiled Garlic Herb Salmon

Recently I've been talking a lot about trying to add more fish into my diet, so I decided to not only post about it again, but to show you one of the ways I enjoy making salmon.

But before we get to the fish, let me show you how to make your own garlic herb butter.

Get your chopper out...

And chop up 2-3 cloves garlic.

Now add some fresh parsley and chop.

And finally a little dill and chop.

Put the garlic herb mixture into a bowl and add some butter. 

Mix it alllllllll up!

And finally, make it into cute little butter balls!

Now onto the salmon making...

The Goods:

Salmon, Dill, Lemons, Homemade Garlic Herb Butter Balls, Salt and Pepper

Some people leave the skin on one side of the fish, but I choose to remove it before cooking. I've done it both ways, but prefer without any skin. I feel it's less "fishy" this way! Haha.

Remove the skin if you want.

Or leave it on.

It's up to you!

Line a baking sheet with foil and then put a cooling rack on top.

Preheat oven to Broil.

Place salmon on top of cooling rack.

Salt and Pepper salmon. 

On top of salmon, put one butter ball and a sprig of dill.

Squeeze lemon over everything.

Broil for 7 minutes, flip and boil 7 more minutes or until done.

If you're a rebel - add more butter and dill after the flip!

YUM!

Perfectly done.

I served this with a long grain wild rice mixture and my Garlic Brussel Sprouts.

Sunday Night Dinner: Take 15!

Right before the holidays I went in for a well check with my Primary Care Doctor. I hadn't had one in a few years and just wanted to make sure everything was okay! They did a few blood tests and determined I have a Vitamin D deficiency. I'm really not surprised and was instructed to take Vitamin D3 supplements daily. I'm doing as told, but I've also made it a point to incorporate more fish into my diet. I've actually only had salmon (multiple times), but I intend to venture out and start making other fish too! Next up to try is Parmesan Crusted Tilapia!

So since I'm trying to eat more fish, tonight's dinner - and many other Sunday Night Dinners recently - has Salmon as the main course. I almost always broil it, but I'd grill it if I had my own barbeque. And I season the fish with lemon and a butter mixture that has a little garlic, parsley, and dill.

Oh and tonight I added Fresh Shaved Parmesan too...

The fish is usually accompanied by rice, but tonight I decided I'd whip up some homemade garlic mashed potatoes and finish the meal off with some fresh steamed broccoli!

Oh man...just thinking about it makes me want more!