So I have been making quite an effort to get at least one seafood based meal on the menu every week. Fish is very under-appreciated in my opinion. The wild-caught stuff might be harder to find for those that aren't as close to the coast as we are, but there are still some options. This recipe I stumbled upon actually called for tilapia -- and I am not sure if wild-caught tilapia is something that exists, but I have only seen farm-raised at my store. So, no problem there -- just went with another white fish that they had wild-caught and also on sale! Cod. I actually had never purchased cod before, but I certainly will from now on. It's got a very mild flavor and not quite as flaky of a texture as tilapia. For those of you that are still weird about appreciating fish taste-wise, cod might be for you.
Enough blabbing!...on to the recipe. This recipe is not an original of mine so I am not going to repost it. You can find it here. Here's the thing I have to say about crusts made with nuts: I don't think they should be a staple in your weekly menu. Believe it or not, fish tastes pretty darn good even if it's not coated in nut-crustiness. But every once in a while it's nice for a bite to have some good crunch to it ;) The fruit salsa on top was outstanding and really just rounded the richness of the whole meal out. We ate ours with a side of roasted brussels sprouts, which I ate ALL of the leftovers for breakfast this morning. Let me tell you -- my favorite breakfast in the whole wide world is the following: Big mound o' brussels with strips of un-cured nitrate free bacon and fried eggs with really runny yolks. Oh oooozzzy goodness. Don't forget the hot sauce. :)
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