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Put a different twist on your next fish dish... literally!  Light buttery fish wrapped gently around brightly colored veggies nestled over a bed of wild rice will make any weeknight seem like a special date night dinner. | www.lakesidetable.com
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Steamed Fish Roulade**

Put a different twist on your next fish dish... literally!  Light buttery fish wrapped gently around brightly colored veggies nestled over a bed of wild rice will make any weeknight seem like a special date night dinner.  I like this because you can use 1/2 of the vegetables in a quick side salad. ? |www.lakesidetable.com
Course main dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Author Madalaine

Ingredients

  • 2 tilapia filets bones and skin removed, filets should be no more than 1/2 inch thick.
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 carrot julienned
  • 1/2 zucchini julienned
  • 1/2 red bell pepper julienned
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh herbs (such as a mix of parsley, thyme & chives)
  • salt and pepper
  • Equipment
  • steamer or steam basket; or cooling rack & light weight mixing bowl at least 8 inches wide*
  • pot holders or oven mits
  • toothpicks

Instructions

  1. If you don't have a steamer, put a large skillet on the stove with 1/2 inch water.  Put steam basket in the water, cover, and simmer.
  2. Lightly salt and pepper the fish.
  3. In a separate skillet, saute the vegetables until crisp tender with the olive oil then lightly season with salt and pepper.
  4. Make 2 small bunches with the julienned veggies and wrap 1 filet around each bundle and secure with a tooth pick.
  5. Place fish bundles in steamer or steaming basket*.
  6. Steam for 15-20 minutes. (Keep checking water level, and fill as needed)
  7. Remove from steam.  Drizzle with fresh lemon juice and sprinkle with fresh herbs.
  8. Serve on a bed of wild rice and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*Try this Macgyver-esque steaming technique if you don't have a steamer or steam basket on hand.

  • Place skillet over medium heat and fill with 1/2 inch water.  Simmer.
  • Place cooling rack over skillet.
  • Put fish bundles on cooling rack. (Check water level, fill as needed).
  • Cover with light weight bowl.  To remove bowl, make sure to use oven mitts.  It with be HOT!!!!

You can also you the 1/2 of the vegetables that you have left over in a nice side salad with lettuce.  Use the remaining lemon with olive oil and salt & pepper as the dressing to jazz it up.

**Roulade - French for "wrapped around or rolled up"

Nutrition Facts
Steamed Fish Roulade**
Amount Per Serving
Calories 0
% Daily Value*
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Potassium 0mg0%
Vitamin A 0IU0%
Vitamin C 0mg0%
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 0mg0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.