Michael Dog3 Lonergan wrote:
> Tilapia which is one of my staples. I have it at least once, maybe twice a
> week. I'm doing a simple tarragon butter and baking it. I am tired of all
> the usual side dishes. I am *sick* of salads. I feel like a rabbit as it
> is. I'm bored with potatoes. I have on hand, turnips, radishes, celery,
> onion, garlic, new potatoes, 1 shallot, romaine lettuce (ugh), 1 green and
> 1 yellow bell pepper, 1 kiwi and a grapefruit.
>
> My mind is blank. Can anyone come up with a side dish for tilapia that
> will be wonderful using these ingredients?

If it were me, I'd also have rice on hand and some dried pasta. I'd
make a pilaf with minced onion sweated in butter, rice and a tiny bit
of vermicelli/spaghetti/angelhair broken into little bits and stirred
around with the rice in more butter. Cook in chicken stock. Then I'd
chop the rest of the onion, some shallot, celery and yellow pepper and
cook them in olive oil, add the tarragon and pour over the fish for
baking. Save the grapefruit and the potatoes for breakfast. -aem

aem wrote on 30 Jan 2006 in rec.food.cooking

>
> Michael Dog3 Lonergan wrote:
> > Tilapia which is one of my staples. I have it at least once, maybe
> > twice a week. I'm doing a simple tarragon butter and baking it. I
> > am tired of all the usual side dishes. I am *sick* of salads. I
> > feel like a rabbit as it is. I'm bored with potatoes. I have on
> > hand, turnips, radishes, celery, onion, garlic, new potatoes, 1
> > shallot, romaine lettuce (ugh), 1 green and 1 yellow bell pepper, 1
> > kiwi and a grapefruit.
> >
> > My mind is blank. Can anyone come up with a side dish for tilapia
> > that will be wonderful using these ingredients?
>
> If it were me, I'd also have rice on hand and some dried pasta. I'd
> make a pilaf with minced onion sweated in butter, rice and a tiny bit
> of vermicelli/spaghetti/angelhair broken into little bits and stirred
> around with the rice in more butter. Cook in chicken stock. Then I'd
> chop the rest of the onion, some shallot, celery and yellow pepper and
> cook them in olive oil, add the tarragon and pour over the fish for
> baking. Save the grapefruit and the potatoes for breakfast. -aem
>
>

Roasted Cauliflower?

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