Ingredients :

• 2 filets of Tilapia ~ approx 3 - 4 oz each
  Blackened Spice for Tilapia :
• 2 tbsp sweet paprika
• 2 ½ tbsp salt
• 2 tspn lemon pepper
• 2 tspn cayenne pepper
• 1 ½ tspn garlic powder
• 1 basil leaf
• 1 tspn onion powder
• 1 tspn whole thyme leaves or oregano
  for Cucumber Lime salsa :
• 1 cucumber (English if available)
• 1 fresh lime
• ½ tspn kosher salt
• ½ tspn garlic
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• cilantro, to taste

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. For blackened Tilapia : Preheat a hot skillet.
2. Dredge one side of the tilapia in the blackening spice. If you like it slightly spicier, you can do both sides.
3. Place the tilapia with the blackened side down in the skillet.
4. Cook approximately 2 minutes on the blackened side and 1 minute on the opposite side. Top with cucumber lime salsa.
5. For Cucumber Lime salsa :
6. Slice the cucumber in half. Remove seeds (English cucumber will not have seeds.)
7. Julienne the cucumber and slice into small cubes.
8. Squeeze juice from 1 fresh lime. Add salt, garlic and fresh pepper.
9. Toss and refrigerate.
10. If you like cilantro, tear cilantro into small pieces and add to salsa.

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