Cajun Fish Sandwich

Repeat after me:

We do not diet. Not the Atkins diet, the grapefruit diet, nor crazy cleanses that have us living on nothing but honey, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper for days. We believe a healthy body is the first and most important step towards happiness.


(Phew! All done!)

I'm not talking about having a certain body type, but rather having a healthy body inside and out. Commercial media bombards us daily with new get-slim-quick tricks and new fat-loss miracles. Today's fad diet flatly contradicts yesterday's, and none of them seem to actually work. Want to know what diet works wonders? The Common Sense Diet.

Eat natural foods without preservatives. Portion appropriately. Eat small, well-balanced meals every few hours. Cut out white flour, refined sugar, and wasted calories. Shocking, right?

We don't eat perfectly all the time, but the majority of our meals are relatively clean. From a breakfast of real oatmeal with fresh berries and soy milk, to a snack of non-fat greek yogurt with a swirl of low-sugar jam, we keep our bodies fueled as they want to be - with real food.

Not only was this sandwich delightful, but it's good for you - high protein, low carbohydrate, non-processed, fresh food that's easy to make! Flaky and spicy hot tilapia is cooled off by a refreshingly unique goat cheese and yogurt dressing that trumps any mayo on the planet!

Inspired by a recipe in Clean Eating Magazine March/April 2010

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 Orowheat whole wheat sandwich thins
• 2 filets of Tilapia
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• cajun spice mix (or blackening seasoning)
• 2 romaine lettuce leaves
• 1 tomato, sliced
• 2 slices red onion

• 1 oz goat cheese
• 3 Tbsp greek non-fat yogurt (plain)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 3 Tbsp cucumber, diced
• 1 Tbsp carrot, shredded
• cracked pepper
• 2 Tbsp minced parsley

• 10 grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 cup cucumbers, halved and sliced
• 1 large carrot, julienned
• 1/4 cup minced flat leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup diced red onion
• handful romaine, chopped
• cracked pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar

DIRECTIONS:

1. Prepare side salad: mix all ingredients in large bowl. Set in fridge while you do everything else.
2. Prepare goat cheese and yogurt dressing: Mix all ingredients in small bowl.
3. Heat pan over medium high with 1 Tbsp olive oil.
4. Coat fish in blackening seasoning.
5. Add fish to pan and cook about 5 minutes per side. When fish flakes easily, it is done.
6. Assemble: Top warmed bun with lettuce, tomatoes, onion, fish and the delicious goat cheese dressing.
7. Serve with the fresh side salad!