Tilapia with Avocado Aioli

We are finally eating real food! It’s so exciting I can’t even describe it. For our first meal after surgery, DH made Tilapia with Avocado Aioli. It went together super fast and was delicious. I think this will become a staple for us.

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Ingredients:

• Four, 5-ounce tilapia filets
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt or reduced fat mayonnaise (we ended up using ricotta since we were out of yogurt)
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• Juice of one lime, about 2 tablespoons
• 1 medium ripe Hass avocado, peeled with seed removed
• Low-sodium chicken broth
• Hot sauce (optional)

Directions:

1. Rinse the fish fillets with cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
2. In a small bowl, combine the garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, and ½ teaspoon salt
3. Sprinkle some of the mixture on both sides of each filet.
4. In a food processor, puree the mayonnaise, garlic, lime juice and avocado until smooth. May need to add chicken broth to make it a smooth sauce. Add salt, pepper, and hot sauce to taste.
5. Heat a grill pan over over medium high heat until smoking, spray with nonstick spray, and cook the filets for 3 minutes per side or until just opaque in the center.
6. Serve cooked filets with sauce on top.

The Verdict: I know we’ve been living on protein shakes, tuna, cottage cheese and yogurt the past couple of weeks, but this was seriously so good! I could only eat about half of a filet because of my new tiny stomach. But the avocado aioli was delicious.  And I have discovered that I’m starting to actually enjoy fish.