Ingredients:
4-6 Tilapia filets
1/2 cup of rolled oats
6-8 leaves of fresh basil
2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp mustard powder
1 heaping tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cracked pepper
1/2 stick of butter, melted
1/2 lemon, juiced
Tarter sauce
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 450 F
2. Add rolled outs, basil leaves, garlic powder, mustard powder, smoked paprika, salt and pepper to a food processor or blender. Blend the mixture into a coarse dust. Set aside the oatmeal and spice blend onto a large plate.
3. Juice the lemon into the melted butter and mix.
4. Lightly brush the Tilapia filets with the lemon butter on both sides. Then press into the oatmeal and spice mixture, on both sides. Do each filet one at a time. Dust the mixture on the filet on spots that are missed and lightly press down.
5. Place each buttered and breaded filet on a flat baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
6. Bake for 15 minutes in the 450 oven.
7. Top with tartar sauce or a homemade garlic aioli
