Perch with Cucumber Relish Recipe

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Field editor Mildred Sherrer from Fort Worth, Texas gives fish a healthy flavor lift with homemade relish. Tangy vinegar and tarragon lend zest to her tasty condiment, and chopped cucumber and radishes add garden-fresh color.

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Perch with Cucumber Relish Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

2/3 cup chopped seeded cucumber
1/2 cup chopped radishes
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon canola oil
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
4 perch or tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)

Directions

For relish, in a small bowl, combine the cucumber, radishes, vinegar, oil, sugar, tarragon and salt; set aside.
In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook fillets for 3-4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with relish. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 fillet with 3 tablespoons relish equals 222 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 168 mg cholesterol, 241 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 33 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 fat.

Originally published as Perch with Cucumber Relish in Taste of Home October/November 2005, p60

Sliced Radishes Add Crunch

Cold meat sandwiches get crunch at the South Bend, Indiana home of Eugenia C. with thinly sliced radishes. “It’s a fun alternative to onion slices,” she says.