Grilled fish over lemon basil rice

Recipe Type: Fish

Author: Kellie Rice

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 30 mins

Total time: 45 mins

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients

• 1 pound of fish, salmon, tilapia and grouper work best
• 2 tbsp blackening seasoning (whole foods has a great in house low salt version)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• pepper to taste
• 2 cups of prepared white or brown long grain rice
• 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic
• 1/2 cup chopped tomato
• 1 tbsp of blackening seasoning
• 1 tsp salt (if you are using a low salt blackening seasoning)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 large lemon
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• chopped fresh basil
• 1/4 cup of oil

Instructions

1. Let the fish sit out for 30 minutes to come to room temp
2. Heat the grill
3. Lightly oil the fish and pat the seasoning thickly on top
4. Lay a piece of tin foil on the grill and top with the fish
5. Grill for 3-4 minutes on each side until the fish is heated through and opaque
6. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
7. In an oven safe pan heat oven medium and add 1 tbsp of oil
8. Saute peppers and onions
9. Add chopped garlic once onions are translucent
10. Turn off the heat and add in the rice and tomato
11. Mix through and season with the blackening spice, garlic powder, paprika, and salt/pepper
12. Cook for 10 minutes until the rice starts to crisp slightly
13. Add lemon juice to melted butter
14. Serve over the rice and fish
15. Sprinkle with fresh basil