Baked Tilapia with Onion & Celery

• Ingredients
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 tsp salt

• 2 lb tilapia fillets
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 stems of finely chopped celery  

• 2 tbsp butter
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• For Marination
• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 6 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp garlic paste
• 1.5 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
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Method

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• Apply half the salt to the fish 
• Mix onion and celery and toss with the rest of the salt 
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• Preheat oven to 350 deg F. 
• Coat bottom of a medium baking dish with oil.
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• In a small bowl, blend all the ingredients required for marination
• Arrange tilapia fillets in the baking dish and spread the marinade mixture over them.
• Add the remaining to the onion and celery mix and arrange them on and around the fillets 
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• Bake for 15 minutes, until fish is easily flaked with a fork. 
• Top each fillet with butter, and set oven to broil. 
• Broil 7 minutes, until butter is melted and lightly brown.