Baked Tilapia with Homemade Blood Orange Salsa

Amy Clevenger

by | Updated: December 3rd, 2016 | Read time: 1 minute

Salsa calls to mind the color red, but it typically comes from tomatoes, not exotic citrus fruit. But blood oranges make a juicy, tempting topping for tilapia when combined with other tortilla dip-friendly ingredients like finely chopped red onion, spicy bits of jalapeno and creamy avocado chunks. Make this creative fish dish for a meal that has loads of gourmet flair, without a lot of fuss.

Blood Orange Salsa with Baked Tilapia

Baked Tilapia with Homemade Blood Orange Salsa

Ingredients

4 tilapia filets
Salt-free lime seasoning or seasoning of choice
1 avocado, chopped
2 blood oranges, peeled/chopped
1/3 cup red onion, diced
1 to 2 tsp. minced jalapeno peppers
½
Tbsp. agave
Juice of ½ lime

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Spray baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray and arrange tilapia filets on sheet. Sprinkle filets with seasoning.
  3. Bake filets for 20 minutes or until done to your liking.
  4. While tilapia is baking, combine remaining ingredients in large bowl and stir to combine. Let sit for at least five minutes for flavors to combine.
  5. Top tilapia with salsa and serve.
Amy Clevenger

Amy Clevenger is a Los Angeles-based food blogger. In 2013, she started her popular Instagram account @FantasticallyFit to help keep her accountable in her journey to better health. Clevenger’s brand has since expanded to include Fantastically-Fit.com and the popular e-recipe book series, Healthy Eats. Clevenger’s passion for healthy eating and cooking began while she was pursuing her master’s degree in counseling and guidance from Cal Lutheran University. Her work with families helped her to realize that living a healthy, happy life starts in the kitchen. She believes clean eating doesn’t have to mean giving up on great taste. Today, Clevenger is married to her college sweetheart and lives in Los Angeles with her three cats, Kailani, Confettu and Harley.