Cornmeal Crusted Tilapia Sandwiches with Lime Butter

Posted in Low Calorie, Main Course, Seafood on April 7th, 2010 by Eileen Devlin

Okay. . .now we’re talkin’.  This was fabulous!  I love fish to begin with but I always feel guilty after eating fish that is super-fried (albeit delicious) and greasy.  The ‘batter’ here had lots of flavor – top it off with the lime butter – MWAH!

3 tbsp yellow cornmeal

1 tbsp chili powder

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground coriander

1/8 tsp ground pepper (I used a bit more than this)

4 (6-oz) tilapia fillets

2 tbsp butter, softened

1 tsp grated lime rind

1/2 tsp fresh lime juice

4 (1.5 oz) french bread rolls, toasted

tomato slices

shredded red leaf lettuce

1. preheat broiler

2. Combine first 6 ingredients in a shallow dish (breading trays are ideal).  Coat both sides of fish with cooking spray.  Dredge fish in cornmeal mixture.

3. Place fish on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.  Broil 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily.

4. Combine butter, rind, and juice in a small bowl; stir well.

5. Assemble your sandwich – serve with side of choice – I decided on classic coleslaw :)  Makes 4 servings.

Fab.u.lous!

Nutritional Information:

Calories: 345

Fat: 9.9 g

Protein: 39.2 g

Carbohydrate: 26.3 mg

Fiber: 2 g

Cholesterol: 100 mg

Sodium: 708 mg

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  1. Bob says:
    April 7, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    All right, that looks awesome. I still have a chunk of frozen tilapia, I might have to do this. Especially with the lime butter, that sounds so good.

  2. Eileen Devlin says:
    April 7, 2010 at 3:52 pm

    This was excellent, I have to say! I have a feeling you’ll love it. Things like “lime butter” sound so fancy but it takes no time to do at all :)

  3. Joanne says:
    April 7, 2010 at 5:35 pm

    This looks delicious! Way better than those filet o fish sandwiches with the singing fish. Love all the flavor in the breading!

  4. Eileen Devlin says:
    April 8, 2010 at 12:07 am

    @Joanne – the breading was very flavorful! I didn’t quite know what to expect but I absolutely loved it. I will be doing this again!

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