Tilapia with Honey & Ginger Dressing

Adapted from: Cooking Light.

It's been awhile. We know. Lauren and I successfully made it through our first round of midterms for the semester. Unfortunately, that meant our heads were really in the books and we had to sacrifice recipe-searching, planning new meals, and blogging for a couple of weeks. We did make time to cook some past meals, but there were certainly a few dinners that had to wait until 9pm or consisted of boxed pasta, frozen veggie burgers, blueberry pancakes, and even (cringe) bowls of cereal. Now we're on the up side of things, with an exciting week of meals planned before we head out for spring break this weekend!

Our first meal back was wonderful. Oriental-inspired tilapia over a bed of spinach and romaine lettuce with shredded carrots. The sauce was full of flavor and easy to make. We're already brainstorming things to add for the next time we cook this, like mandarin oranges and crispy noodles.

Ingredients:

For the Dressing:

• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 tbsp chopped green onions
• 1/2 tbsp honey
• 1/2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger
• 1/8 tsp dark sesame oil

For the Fish:

• 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 (6-ounce) tilapia fillets
• Salt, to taste
• Ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 cups salad greens

Directions:

For the dressing, simply combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and stir well.

For the fish, heat e.v.o.o. in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season fish with salt and pepper and add to skillet; cook 3 minutes on each side or until tilapia begins to flake. Place greens onto plates and top each serving with 1 fillet; pour dressing evenly over each salad.

Yield: 2 servings