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Steamed Tilapia with Mango Cucumber Salsa

Ingredients

2 Tilapia Filets

Orange Chili Marinade

Mango Cucumber Salsa

• Place filets in marinade and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Remove filets from marinade and place on heat resistant plate. 
• Lightly salt and pepper fish* 
• Place plate inside bamboo steamer and steam until fish is white and flaky, about 10 minutes. (Baking the fish would work as well, I was just experimenting and it turned out quite nicely)
• Carefully remove fish from plate with a spatula. Plate will be hot. Duh.
• I put the fish on a bed of greens with sliced avocado, but you could also use rice or even quinoa.
• Top with Salsa and serve! Preferably with ice cold Margarita.

Marinade

(Amounts are approximate, as I was just kind of dumping stuff together)

Juice of Half an Orange

1 T Orange Zest (I may have gotten a bit carried away with my new zester)

1 T Vegetable Oil

2 T Apple Cider Vinegar

1 T Lime Juice (I actually had no limes so I used Limeade)

1 t Crushed Red Pepper

Salt and Pepper

• Whisk all ingredients together in the container you will be using to marinate the fish. 

Salsa

1 Smallish Cucumber

1 Mango

1/2 Jalapeno Pepper

2 T Black Beans

1/2 Red Onion

1 t Fresh Cilantro

1 T Apple Cider Vinegar

Juice of Half an Orange

Pinch of Salt

• Peel and chop Cucumber and Mango**
• Remove seeds and chop Jalapeno. (Seeds can be left in for more heat)
• Finely chop Red Onion
• Rinse, dry and chop Cilantro***
• Mix all ingredients in a small bowl

Serves 2

*I actually used this fabulous Passion Fruit Chili Pepper Salt I got from www.saltywahine.com They're a Hawaiian company with a bunch of really great seasonings.

**An easy way to chop mangoes http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_cut_a_mango/ Do not make the same mistake I did and wait until you have already made a mess of the mango to look at this. It will be too late.

***I recently learned a nifty trick for drying just-washed greens. Place them in the center of a dish towel and draw the four corners of the towel together. Swing it around your head like a lasso. Yell yee haw. ( Yee haw optional) Warning: If greens are very wet, there will be a splash zone, so you may want to take the party outside.