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    Fish with Mango Salsa

    Published: Jun 14, 2012 · Modified: Aug 4, 2023 by thekitchenprep · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Fish with Mango Salsa! This easy fish dinner is full of flavor thanks to a spiced yogurt marinade and the addition of sweet mango salsa.

    I've mentioned before that Steve isn't very picky about many food related things. {Read: He will eat just about anything. Happily.}

    However, after watching an episode of Dirty Jobs a while back that highlighted the fish farming industry, he's had a thing against tilapia. Mostly because he learned that they are bottom feeders that basically eat poop. {Thanks a lot, Mike Rowe. I'm pretty sure you just killed a few small tilapia farms across the nation.}

    Silly boy.

    For whatever reason, this little tidbit of information doesn't bother me much. Partly because I'm all for knowing where my food comes from, {No, that chicken did not just magically appear plucked and ready to cook in a tidy little plastic package}, but also because in my head fish poop isn't very "dirty", and if eating it floats tilapias' boat, then I say go for it.

    Does that even make sense? Maybe I should stop using the word "poop"on a food blog? 😉

    Anyway {if you're still reading after all that potty talk. Ha!}, I have been bound and determined to turn Steve into a tilapia eater ever since he stubbornly declared that we would no longer be cooking it in our home.

    I could have just made it for him and lied about what it was, I doubt he would know the difference, but deception is no way to go, even when it's just getting someone to eat something they don't think they like. {With the exception of feeding children. Sometimes lying to them is necessary for everyone's sanity.}

    So, instead of blatantly fibbing, I decided to try to make the tastiest version of tilapia I could come up with so that Steve would see that - poop eaters or not - they can make a lovely meal.

    I succeeded.

    The spice blend and yogurt marinade give the tilapia an exotic flavor, and the mango salsa adds just the right amount of sweetness and zing.

    I think tilapia will be making more appearances at our dinner table from now on. And hopefully it's lost its "dirty" reputation in Steve's mind.

    Tandoori Marinated Tilapia with Mango Salsa
    Slightly adapted from A Decade of Cooking The Coscto Way cookbook

    Fish with Mango Salsa

    Dianna Muscari | The Kitchen Prep
    Fish with Mango Salsa! This easy meal is full of flavor thanks to a spiced yogurt marinade and the addition of sweet mango salsa.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 8 minutes mins
    Marinating Time 2 hours hrs
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American, Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 white fish fillets such as tilapia or mahi mahi
    • 1 cup plain, whole milk Greek yogurt
    • 1 teaspoon chili powder
    • 1 teaspoon garam masala
    • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
    • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
    • 2 cloves garlic grated or minced
    • ½ teaspoon sea salt
    • 2 tablespoons butter

    For Mango Salsa

    • 1 mango peeled and diced
    • 1 kiwi peeled and diced
    • ½ cucumber peeled, seeded and diced
    • ⅓ cup hearts of palm diced
    • ½ teaspoon lime zest
    • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
    • ¼ teaspoon sea salt

    Instructions
     

    • Place fish in a medium glass dish. In a small bowl, combine yogurt, chili powder, garam masala, ginger, cayenne, garlic, and salt until well blended.
    • Cover fish fillets with yogurt marinade. Cover dish in plastic wrap, and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.
    • In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter.
    • Remove fish from marinade and shake off any excess. Place fish in skillet and cook for about 5 minutes on one side, then flip and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes or until fish is opaque and flakes easily.
    • Meanwhile, combine
    • Serve topped with Mango Salsa.

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    1. Sloane@ Life Food and Beer says

      June 21, 2012 at 2:37 pm

      I love mango salsa!! I may have to make it for dinner tonight now:)

      Reply
      • The Kitchen Prep says

        June 21, 2012 at 2:44 pm

        You totally should! I was surprised at how good it was and, aside from all the chopping for the salsa, how easy! 🙂 Let me know how you like it if you do make it!

        Reply
    2. Modern Farming says

      November 14, 2012 at 1:15 pm

      Very nice and informative blog posting. Among all the fish, tilapia fish is Awesome! Farming this fish is very profitable and easy. I like this fish very much for it's unique taste and value. The photos here looking very delicious.
      Tilapia Fish Farming

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