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title: "Nut Crusted Tilapia"
description: "Nut Crusted Tilapia"
url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/nut-crusted-tilapia"
---

# Nut Crusted Tilapia

Nut Crusted Tilapia

10 minutes cook 10 minutes prep 20 minutes total 5 servings

mealprep fish quick oven stovetop

Scale

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## Nutrition

Estimates per serving (recipe yields 5).

- Calories

  - 160
  - total 800

- Protein

  - 19g
  - total 96g

- Carbs

  - 0g
  - total 0g

- Fat

  - 9.2g
  - total 46g

- Fiber

  - 0.8g
  - total 4g

Fat is high from the walnut crust. For lower fat, skip the pan-fry and bake straight at 425°F.

## Ingredients

- 0.50 cup walnuts
- 1 tbsp cracked peppercorns
- 0.50 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp coarse sea salt
- 16 oz tilapia
- 0.50 tbsp canola oil

## Equipment

- baking sheet
- mini food processor
- plate
- skillet

## About

One of my favorite fish dishes. Because of the walnuts in the coating, you've got to be able to have some fats when you make this dish. To use less fat, skip the pan frying step and put it straight into the oven to bake, lower the temp to 425°F to keep from burning over a longer cooking time.

## Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 450°F. Toss 0.50 cup walnuts onto a baking sheet to toast while the oven preheats, careful not to burn!

2

Combine toasted walnuts, 1 tbsp cracked peppercorns , 0.50 tsp ground cumin , and 1 tsp coarse sea salt in a mini food processor . Pulse until it forms a crust-like texture.

3

Dump crust mix onto a plate and press both sides of 16 oz tilapia into the crust mix.

4

Heat a skillet with 0.50 tbsp canola oil over medium-high heat. When very hot, add fish and sear 2 minutes per side until brown and crusty.

5

Finish in the 450 °F oven for 5 minutes .

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---
title: Nut Crusted Tilapia
description: "Nut Crusted Tilapia"
servings: 5
total time: 20 minutes
prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 10 minutes
tags: [mealprep, fish, quick, oven, stovetop]
cuisine: American
difficulty: easy
nutrition-calories: 800
nutrition-protein: 96g
nutrition-carbs: 0g
nutrition-fat: 46g
nutrition-fiber: 4g
nutrition-note: Fat is high from the walnut crust. For lower fat, skip the pan-fry and bake straight at 425°F.
long_description: "One of my favorite fish dishes. Because of the walnuts in the coating, you've got to be able to have some fats when you make this dish. To use less fat, skip the pan frying step and put it straight into the oven to bake, lower the temp to 425°F to keep from burning over a longer cooking time."
rating: 4.5
---

Preheat oven to 450°F. Toss @walnuts{1/2%cup} onto a #baking sheet{} to toast while the oven preheats, careful not to burn!

Combine toasted walnuts, @cracked peppercorns{1%tbsp}, @ground cumin{1/2%tsp}, and @coarse sea salt{1%tsp} in a #mini food processor{}. Pulse until it forms a crust-like texture.

Dump crust mix onto a #plate{} and press both sides of @tilapia{16%oz}(or your favorite fish) into the crust mix.

Heat a #skillet{} with @canola oil{1/2%tbsp} over medium-high heat. When very hot, add fish and sear ~sear{2%minutes} per side until brown and crusty.

Finish in the 450°F oven for ~bake{5%minutes}.
```