"Quick" Meal Fix

So, it was 4:30 and I realized I didn't prepare anything for dinner. If you've cut all the things I've had to cut out of your diet yo know one thing, you have to prepare pretty much everything! 

I feel incredibly blessed to be living in a day and age where the internet is literally at my finger tips and I can put in things I have and end up with something yummy. So that's what I did. There were three main things that led me to tonight's dinner. First, I bought some frozen tilapia last week {tilapia is my favorite fish} and decided tonight was a good night to use it. Second, I have had two sweet potatoes sitting in my refrigerator for a while, so thought it was time to use those too. Third, we just filled our propane tank so it is a good night to grill!

This is what I came up with:

Grilled Tilapia with Mango Salsa and Grilled Sweet Potatoes

Tilapia:

1/3 c. extra virgin olive oil

1 tbsp lemon juice (I actually used lime)

1 tbsp minced parsley

1 clove garlic, minced

1tsp dried basil

1tsp ground black pepper

1/2 tsp salt

2 tilapia filets

Salsa:

1 large ripe mango, diced

1/2 red bell pepper (I didn't use this)

2 tbsp minced red onion

1tbsp minced cilantro

2 tbsp lime juice

salt and pepper to taste
tomatoes (I added these because I had them in the refrigerator)

To make it you simply whisk together top ingredients and pour into ziplock bag. Add your tilapia and let marinate for an hour in the refrigerator. While that's marinating, combine ingredients for salsa. After about an hour has passed heat you grill to medium. Lightly oil grill and add tilapia. Cook until no longer translucent in the middle, about 3-4 minutes per side. Top with mango salsa and enjoy!

Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Cilantro and Lime

2 sweet potatoes, unpeeled

salt to taste

pinch of cayenne pepper

1/4 c of extra virgin olive oil

ground pepper

1/4 c chopped cilantro

Boil potatoes in large pot until soft, not fully cooked. Slice potatoes into eight parts and then in half if you'd like. Since your grill is already on medium you're set with that. Combine salt and cayenne in a small bowl and brush on potatoes along with salt and pepper to taste. Place on grill and cook, turning about every minute and a half so that all sides are cooked all the way through. Transfer to plates and immediately season with cilantro. I totally forgot about the cilantro when all was said and done, so we did without. 

This colorful dish both looks and tastes delicious! I found the tilapia recipe on pinterest, which ended up being from this website and the sweet potatoes I found on one of my favorite places to look for recipes, The Food Network. :) I didn't take pictures along the way since I didn't realize I had to make dinner until almost 5 o'clock. But the end result speaks for itself!

It's been two weeks since I've been on this "diet" and we haven't seen any improvement to Lucas. By now everything should be out of my system and we have at least another two weeks until it's out of his. We're not adding any foods back in until his four month appointment on July 10th, so I'll press on and continue to share the things I come up with. Thanks for joining me on this crazy journey.