Pistachio Crusted Tilapia and Peach Salad + Cookbook Giveaway
Fresh tilapia is coated with pistachio, red pepper flakes and Parmesan cheese in this Pistachio Crusted Tilapia and Peach Salad! Served with fresh peaches, this salad is the perfect light lunch or dinner to balance your meals.
It’s time for another Mystery Dish post! Our lovely host Andi from The Weary Chef gave us a great list of ingredients to create a recipe from. (FYI: mystery dish = group of bloggers who each month get a list of secret ingredients to create a unique recipe from. We all reveal our creations on the same day) Our ingredients included pistachios, wine, mint, gluten-free flour, red pepper flakes, fish, agave nectar, applesauce, blueberries, parmesan cheese, milk, corn and we were to use at least three.
We don’t usually eat fish in my house because the hubby doesn’t do fish so I knew I HAD to do fish… finally a good excuse! Yes, I am selfish sometimes but a girl gotta get her seafood somehow. This salad!! This pistachio crusted tilapia and peach salad!! It’s pretty awesome and yet so simple. I wanted to use the pistachio to bread the fish and skip using breadcrumbs. Turns out you can and it’s a splendid idea. I made a rub that consisted of finely crushed pistachios, Parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes, chile powder, a dash of jerk seasoning and some salt and pepper. It was just simple and great! The slightly spicy and crunchy fish is perfectly balanced with the sweet and juicy peaches I paired it with.
And why am I giving you salad as you head into Labor Day weekend? Because you will need it come Tuesday after all the grilling that’s about to go on. It’s light and just what you need to get back on track next week!
Pistachio Crusted Tilapia and Peach Salad
Fresh tilapia is coated with pistachio, red pepper flakes and Parmesan cheese in this end of summer salad! Served with fresh peaches, this salad is the perfect light lunch or dinner to balance your meals.
Ingredients
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup chopped pistachios
- ½ teaspoon chili pepper (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- A dash of jerk seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 6-ounce fillets of Tilapia
- 1 egg white, beaten
- 2 cups lettuce of choice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 peach, sliced
- 1 corn, cooked
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine all the cheese, pistachios, and spices. Rinse fish and pat dry with paper towel. Coat each fish fillet in egg white and then cover both sides with spice mixture. Do the same for both filets. Place fish on prepared sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until fish is flaky.
- In a small bowl, whisk together oil, lemon juice, dijon mustard, honey and salt and pepper to taste. Toss lettuce with dressing in a bowl and serve with fish, peaches and corn.
This month is the first year anniversary of Mystery Dish! To celebrate, we are giving away not ONE but TWO cookbooks by previous Master Chef Winners. Check out the details below and enter for a chance to win!!
Check out this month’s recipes as well below!
- Tuna Tacos with Avocado Corn Salsa by The Weary Chef
- Blueberry Scones by Yummy Healthy Easy
- Parmesan Crusted Tilapia by Culinary Couture
- Minty Berry Fruit Roll Ups by I Want Crazy
- Baked Blueberry Donuts by Chez CateyLou
- Hearty Minestrone Soup by Joyful Healthy Eats
- Blueberry Lemon Pannacotta with Pistachio Tuiles by Flavor the Moments
- Minty Turkey Meatballs with Quinoa by The Pajama Chef
- Blueberry Crumb Coffee Cake by I Dig Pinterest
- Pistachio Drop Scones with Blueberry Compote by The Well Floured Kitchen
- Grilled Corn & Blueberry Flatbread with Whipped Goat Cheese, Pistachios, and Basil Vinaigrette by Baking a Moment
- Pistachio Crusted Tilapia and Peach Salad by Blahnik Baker
Have a safe and happy Labor Day!
Zainab, love these mystery dish posts and love this salad! and I love Tilapia recipes!! so yummy!
This looks divine! Love the pistachio crust and the peach salad sounds amazing!
You’re so funny…yes, you had a great excuse to do fish this time! 🙂 I love this salad — it looks so fresh and light, and the crust on that fish looks amazing!
Right? Lol!!
Twinsies! We both made crusted tilapia! I can’t wait to try pistachios as part of a coating, I would definitely be traveling out of my comfort zone but it looks like it’d be worth it!
Yes!! Great minds think alike lol! You should definitely try fish again girl 🙂
I don’t usually eat fish, but this looks really good, and so does the salad!
How fun! I love pistachios and think you made a fantastic choice choosing them to bread the tilapia.
Thanks Jamie!!
Absolutely gorgeous meal! I love the sound of the pistachio crust, and peaches in salad are one of my favorites this time of year! Did the hubby eat it??
Cate he did not! I made a chicken version for him. I tell you this man is the worst when it comes to being a picky eater. PB is the only thing that wins lol!
wow Zainab this looks amazing! I love parmesan crusted tilapia, I never thought of adding pistachios, this is genius 🙂
Thanks Emily!!
What a yummy looking salad! I make a pecan crusted chicken that family and friends love…haven’t tried using pistachios yet…I think I just might have to! We all like them here.
Now I want to try your chicken 🙂
Love the taste of the peach with the corn and honey – what a beautiful salad!
I agree!! The corn was the perfect touch 🙂
Yum, I love everything about this meal! Tilapia is one of my favorites and the pistachio crust is perfect! Looks amazing with the fresh peaches 🙂
I love tilapia too and I wish I had it more often around here!
This looks too good, Zainab! Love the idea of pistachio-crusted fish and serving it over a salad!
Thanks Alyssa!!
This looks wonderful, will definitely try this recipe very soon.
It’s so rare to see fish all mixed up in a salad like that, but why not?! I love that crispy crunchy tasty nutty crust on it.
Thanks!
Yum!! Love the crust, and the summery salad! 🙂
Thanks Jessica!
what a great coating for fish! yum.
Thanks Sarah!
This fish salad is sooooo super awesome!!!!!! I love that you used pistachio crumbs to bread the fish!!!! Oooohhhhhh how awesome that must taste!!!!!!! <3 And then combining them with the sweet and juicy peaches!!! Ahhhh drooooling! and pinning! 😀
This was delicious! We only made the fish as I didn’t have peaches on hand, but it was delicious! Great balance of nutty-ness and cheesiness, loved this!.
So glad to hear this! The fish is very good.