Diet - Blackened Snapper with Mango Salsa

Looking for an easy, yet healthy recipe? Try this!

Ingredients:
-2 snapper, catfish, or tilipia filets - 4-5 oz. each
-1 mango (skin and seed removed), cut into cubes
-1 ripe avocado (skin and pit removed), cut into cubes
-1/4 cup minced onion
-1/2 cup chopped cilantro
-Salt & Pepper to taste
-Juice of of one lime
-1 Tbsp blackening spices (like Zatarain's)

Combine the mango, avocado, lime juice, onion, and cilantro in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

Reheat a large saute or grill pan over high heast and add some olive oil to coat it. Rub the filets with enough of the blackening spice to thoroughly cover each side. When the oil is hot (almost smoking), carefully add the fillets to the pan and cood for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until a nice dark crust has developed. The fish is done when it flakes easily with light pressure with your finger.

Top each fillet with the mango salsa. Serve with brown rice and black beans.

Per serving: 430 calories. 40 grams (g) protein. 45 g carbohydrates. 8 g fat (2 g saturated). 7 g fiber. 590 milligrams sodium.

First published in the July / August 2006 issue of Men's Health.