Macadamia Nut-Crusted Tilapia w/ Pineapple Salsa

OK if it's new recipes you want, then new recipes you get! This is a warm-weather dish, so I highly recommend trying it out before things cool down too much, and it depends heavily on fresh pineapple (even if you don't like tilapia, find something to put this salsa on!) But it's delicious, I made it last night and when I handed Bobby his plate his eyes were almost as big! And I got the recipe from Cosmo of all places. Serve with Cilantro-Lime Rice or Quinoa and Sesame Snap Peas (listed below).

Macadamia-Nut Crusted Tilapia

1/2 c flour
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 cup crushed macadamia nuts
2 tilapia fillets (go for 3 to 4 oz each--mine were only an ounce and a half on accident)

Preheat the oven to 400 and Pam a baking sheet. Put flour, egg, and nuts in three separate shallow dishes. Coat/dredge the fish first in the flour, then the egg, then the nuts. Place each fillet on the baking sheet and cook 12-14 minutes for thicker fish or 10 for thinner fish. It'll turn a nice golden brown and flake easily with your fork. While that's baking...

Pineapple Salsa

1-2 cups finely chopped fresh pineapple
1-2 Tbs. minced purple onion
1/2 a diced jalepeno, seeds removed
1/4 chopped or minced cilantro

Combine everything in a bowl and serve over the tilapia. The combination of the pineapple with the jalepeno is divine. Also while the fish is cooking...

Sesame Snow Peas or Snap Peas (your preference)

1-2 servings of snow peas or snap peas
1 Tbs butter
1 Tbs sesame seeds

I used snap peas because they're my preference. Steam the peas (if you don't have an over-the-stove steamer the Ziploc steamer bags are great), toss with butter until it melts, add sesame seeds and coat.

Cilantro-Lime Quinoa/Rice

We pretty much replace all rice dishes with quinoa so it's your preference. And I actually started the quinoa before the fish because it takes about 15 min. to cook.

Add 1-2 Tbs. of lime juice to the water when preparing the rice or quinoa by package directions. When ready, stir in additional lime juice if desired and 2 Tbs. chopped cilantro. All of it was SO good!