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Tilapia with Cucumber Relish

3 reviews
Test Kitchen Approved
Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Makes

4 servings

Updated: Oct. 12, 2022
My husband isn't big on fish, but he enjoys this mild-tasting tilapia. The relish adds garden-fresh flavor and pretty color to the browned fillets. —Mary VanHollebeke, Wyandotte, Michigan
Tilapia with Cucumber Relish
Tilapia with Cucumber Relish Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup chopped seeded cucumber
  • 1/2 cup chopped radishes
  • 1 tablespoon tarragon vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
  • 1/8 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon paprika
  • 4 tilapia fillets (6 ounces each)
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, combine cucumber and radishes. In another small bowl, whisk the vinegar, oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper and sugar. Pour over cucumber mixture; toss to coat evenly. Combine paprika and remaining salt and pepper; sprinkle over fillets.
  2. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, melt butter. Add fish; cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with cucumber relish.

Nutrition Facts

1 fillet with 1/4 cup relish: 181 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 90mg cholesterol, 384mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 32g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 fat.