Spicy Catfish with Tropical Fruit Salsa
Look for the blue U.S. Farmed Catfish label to be sure you're buying American catfish. For more information and recipes, contact the log on to catfishinstitute.com.
Fish:
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 (6-ounce) catfish fillets
Salsa:
1 cup chopped ripe mango or papaya
1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
1 1/2 teaspoons minced jalapeno pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons minced green onions
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1. Preheat the broiler.
2. To prepare fish, combine garlic, salt, black and red peppers, paprika and oil in a small bowl. Press pepper mixture onto catfish.
3. Place fillets in a baking pan and broil until opaque in the center, 6 to 8 minutes.
4. To prepare salsa, combine mango, cilantro, jalapeno pepper and green onions in a bowl. Drizzle with lime juice; toss to coat evenly. Serve with catfish. Serves 4.
Recipe courtesy of the The Catfish Institute.
Relish, January 2009, p. 12.
