Baked Fish With Tahini Recipe

Miriam Kresh — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:01:32 +0000

When I think of a meal based on a light protein – something quick to make and yet satisfying – I think of fish. Have you ever considered fish luxuriously drizzled with tahini? (See how we make tahini at home, and our 8 Delicious Ways To Eat Tahini, too!) The finger-licking fish below satisfies the need for the authentic taste of traditional Middle Eastern food that comes over us sometimes.

Baked Fish in Tahini

Serves 4

Ingredients:

4 fillets tilapia or other white fish (check for mercury levels in fish)

1/2 cup tahini paste out of the jar

1/4 cup warm water

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 cloves of garlic, smashed

salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup pine nuts

1 tablespoon olive oil

chopped parsley or cilantro, for garnishing

Line a baking pan with baking paper, or grease the pan well. Place the fillets on it. Lightly salt and pepper them.

Bake at 375 F – 190 C for 25 minutes.

In the meantime, blend tahini, water, lemon juice and garlic. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Heat the olive oil in a skillet until just warm. Add the pine nuts. Stir and fry until the pine nuts are toasted and a light brown.

Remove the baked fish to a platter.

Dribble tahini over each fillet.

Scatter pine nuts over the fish.

Garnish with chopped parsley, and serve. Enjoy!

More palate-pleasers with tahini:

Photo by Maureen Abood, Rose Water and Orange Blossoms blog

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