Baked Tilapia with Fresh Pineapple Salsa

As promised here, I finally found a yummy healthy meal to share!  This one is a modification of a recipe from my Healthy Living cookbook I've had for years.  The original calls for Salmon and while I surely love that type of fish, my hubs does not.  So we went for Tilapia instead!  I made the salsa as the recipe suggests but you could always pick up pre-made pineapple or mango salsa at the grocery if you don't have time to chop and dice.  No judgment here!!

For the fish:

Season both sides generously with salt and pepper and a little sprinkle of cumin.  Place onto a Pyrex dish and drizzle some olive oil. 

For the salsa:

In a medium bowl, combine chopped pineapple {or mango if you like}, red pepper, red onion, jalapeno pepper {I did half a pepper with the seeds removed}, and cilantro.  Squeeze in the juice of 1 lime and drizzle 1 Tbsp of honey {use good quality honey}. Toss the entire salsa mixture to distribute the lime juice and honey.  Season with salt and pepper.

Pour the salsa mixture over the fish and bake at 450 for about 20 minutes {you will alter cook time based on thickness of the fish and/or if you do salmon over tilapia}.

Suggestions: I think this would also be fantastic on the grill or in a grill pan on the stove.

Also, set aside some of the salsa to store in your fridge for later as a snack with tostito chips or atop shrimp tacos later in the week.  I also think the salsa would be yummy with a little chopped avocado, black beans and sriracha mixed in for a more savory dip with pita chips : )

We served ours with a side of stuffed scallops in an oyster shell {pre-assembled at the fish counter},

a roll and a wedge of lime to drizzle over the top.  Yummmmy!!!!  

Brown, wild or basmati rice would be a great side as well. 

Enjoy!!