Lemon Butter Tilapia

When I got home from work, Tom was sitting by the picnic table, enjoying the weather and the view of our yard. I thought it would be nice to eat dinner outside and needed something quick and easy to fix for dinner, so I chose to make Baked Lemon Butter Tilapia.

Baked Lemon Butter Tilapia

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, or more, to taste
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 4 (6-ounce) tilapia fillets
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9×13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together butter, garlic, lemon juice and lemon zest; set aside.
3. Season tilapia with salt and pepper, to taste and place onto the prepared baking dish. Drizzle with butter mixture.
4. Place into oven and bake until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 10-12 minutes.
5. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

We set up the picnic table and had a very nice dinner. I was surprised that Tom really liked the fish, I was afraid that it might have too much lemon for his taste. We also established this evening that Tom's new favorite wine is Gallo Moscato. I think that his tastes are evolving ;-)