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🍽️ Crispy Cornflake Fish with Fresh Melon Salad
493 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 0.5 small watermelon (seedless)
- 2 small green bell peppers
- 1 red onion
- 1 lime (organic)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 green chili pepper
- salt
- pepper (coarsely ground)
- 2 handfuls cornflakes
- 2 eggs
- 3 tbsp flour
- 4 tilapia fillets (approx. 160 g each)
- oil (for deep frying)
Instructions
- 1. Cut the watermelon flesh away from the rind and dice it into small, bite-sized pieces.
- 2. Wash the pepper, remove the stem and seeds, and cut it into small pieces.
- 3. Peel the red onion and dice it finely.
- 4. Wash the limes thoroughly with hot water and pat them dry.
- 5. Using a vegetable peeler, grate about one tablespoon of fine lime zest strips.
- 6. Pour boiling water over the lime zest strips in a small bowl.
- 7. Let the zest strips steep briefly, then rinse them with cold water and drain them.
- 8. Mix the melon cubes, pepper pieces, onions, and lime zest together in a bowl.
- 9. Squeeze the lime and mix the juice with the olive oil.
- 10. Cut the chili in half lengthwise, remove the seeds, and finely dice the flesh.
- 11. Mix the chili with the lime and oil mixture.
- 12. Season the marinade with salt and pepper.
- 13. Stir the chili marinade into the melon salad shortly before serving.
- 14. Place the cornflakes in a large freezer bag and squeeze out the air.
- 15. Seal the bag and crush the cornflakes into fine crumbs using a rolling pin.
- 16. Transfer the crushed cornflakes to a shallow dish.
- 17. Whisk the eggs in another shallow dish.
- 18. Place the flour in a third shallow dish.
- 19. Wash the tilapia fillets and pat them dry.
- 20. Season the fillets with salt and pepper.
- 21. Coat the fillets first in the flour, then in the egg mixture, and finally in the cornflakes.
- 22. Gently press the coating onto the fillets to help it stick.
- 23. Heat the oil in a frying pan to a depth of about one finger's width.
- 24. Fry the fish fillets over medium-high heat for 5 minutes until golden brown.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 493
- Protein: 38 g · Fett/Fat: 22 g · Carbs: 36 g