Creamy Mint Tilapia
This unique and healthy tilapia offers a creamy, minty, flavor that pairs well with this perfectly cooked, and flaky fish!
Do you ever get sick of the same old, same old? I know I do. I make tilapia and other fish frequently for lunches while my kids are at school. They don’t love fish as much as I do.
And while I love tilapia, I usually make it into fish tacos. But lately I’ve really wanted something new. I also wanted to cook in my Sous Vide oven, because it is so easy and low hassle.
Well remember how I told you guys about the freezer meal exchange group I started? (You can read about how to start one yourself here.) Well, during the summer one of the participants did some kind of chicken kabob, and they included a mint sauce that was tasty.
I was thinking about that mint sauce and thought it would be nice with tilapia. Tilapia is such a mild fish, and it takes on flavors really well, so I figured I would give it a try.
So I whipped up the sauce, spread about half of it over the tilapia filets to cook them with, and reserved the other half to season after they are cooked.
I feel like this is not a common topping for tilapia, at least not that I have seen, and it was risky making it this way. I hoped I wasn’t wasting good ingredients.
I wasn’t, it was pretty darn good. My husband especially liked it. It is definitely something I will make again, and not just for the great flavors, but the ease of preparation.
*Note: If you do not have a Sous Vide, you can prepare sauce, coat fish and bake at 350 for 18 minutes.
If you love tilapia, and you like creamy, feta, and rich mint, this makes for a quick and healthy lunch or dinner.
Enjoy!
Creamy Mint Tilapia
Ingredients
- 4 Tilapia filets
- Lemon for garnish
Mint Sauce
- 1/2 cup feta crumbled
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tbs red wine vinegar
- 1 cup packed fresh mint leaves
- 1/4 tsp paprika
Instructions
- Mix together mint sauce in a food processor or blender
- Coat tilapia
- Seal in bag with vacuum sealer
- Cook in Sous Vide oven heated to 126 degrees for 20-30 minutes
- Remove from pouch, squeeze a little lemon over the top and serve with additional mint sauce for dipping.
Nutrition
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Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen (@BobbisKozyKtchn) says
Mint is so different! Love your photos!!
Rachael says
Thank you Bobbi!
Mary Ellen says
What a fabulous idea! I’d love one of those sous vides!!!
Rachael says
I can’t believe how much I love it! I use it almost every day for lunch. I just make my lunch while I am making the kid’s breakfast, then clean it all up and my kitchen stays relatively clean until dinner.
Marion Myers says
I’m no a big fish eater, but when I do it is always a mild fish like tilapia. One of my favorite recipes is a tilapia recipe. This sounds wonderful. I need to check into this sous vide oven. Thanks for sharing!
Rachael says
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Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama says
We love tilpaia here. It is really the only fish I can even get my husband to eat at all since it does have such a mild flavor. I love all the flavors you have going on in that creamy sauce- sounds delicious! 🙂
Rachael says
Carrie, we usually use it on greek chicken, but I thought it might be good on the tilapia. It was!
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
Mint and Tilapia? Sounds like a great combo!
Rachael says
A little unusual, but I do love it!