Seared Tilapia over Lemony Rice
with Green Olives, Bell Pepper & Tomato
- Fish
- Eggs
- Milk
For this Mediterranean-inspired dish, flaky oregano-spiced tilapia is set atop fluffy rice tossed with lemon, bell pepper, scallions, tomato, briny green olives, and a Greek-style vinaigrette. With a final squeeze of fresh lemon juice, this elegant, flavorful meal is on the table in a quick 20 minutes.
Ingredients
1 unit
Tomato
2 unit
Scallions
1 unit
Lemon
11 ounce
Tilapia
(Contains: Fish)
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
1 unit
Green Olives
1.5 ounce
Greek Vinaigrette
(Contains: Eggs, Milk)
¾ cup
White Rice
1 teaspoon
Dried Oregano
1 unit
Green Bell Pepper
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Olive Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• In a small pot, combine rice, 1 1⁄4 cups water (2 1⁄4 cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 5.
• While rice cooks, wash and dry produce. Core, deseed, and dice bell pepper into 1⁄2-inch pieces. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Dice tomato into 1⁄4-inch pieces. Roughly chop olives. Quarter lemon.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and scallion whites; cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and tender, 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. • Turn off heat; transfer to a large bowl. Wipe out pan.
• While veggies cook, pat tilapia dry with paper towels. Season with half the oregano (all for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. • Once veggies are done, heat a large drizzle of oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add tilapia and cook until opaque and cooked through, 2-3 minutes per side.
• Fluff rice with a fork. • Transfer rice to bowl with bell pepper mixture. Add tomato, olives, scallion greens, garlic powder, vinaigrette, and a squeeze of lemon juice; stir to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Divide rice between plates and top with tilapia. Serve with remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Fish is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the flavorful rice with tangy olives and peppers, while some found the dish needed more seasoning or sauce.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to prepare, with fish cooking in just 6-7 minutes and easy-to-follow instructions.
- Suggestions: Consider adding extra herbs or spices to boost the tilapia's flavor. Cool the rice slightly before mixing in the vinaigrette.
- Portions: Several noted there was an abundance of rice; consider reducing the amount for a more balanced meal.
- Leftovers: The dish doesn't keep well; fish is best enjoyed fresh on the day it's prepared.
Reviews from our home cooks
Simple and quick. Fish cooks in six or seven minutes. Unusual ingredients in the rice including vinaigrette, but made it super flavorful. My husband said "better than I could get in a restaurant"!
The tilapia was delicious and paired really well with the savory rice, studded with tangy bits of olives and peppers, rounded out by the vinaigrette and lemon. Yum!
For 2 servings, it made a lot of rice! Flavors were really good and the directions were perfect.
This was delicious! The olives added a nice saltiness and a touch of sour to balance the sweetness of the green peppers.
This is so full of flavor and mixing the fish in the rice is delicious. My husband loved it too. Big 🌟 for this recipe 😋
This is such a yummy meal! The flavors all go together so well! Didn't taste as good the next day, but fish usually doesn't.
My favorite box so far. I plan to use this recipe again for the family. Healthy, light and delicious.
This is going to be one of our favorites. Again, that was a lot of rice! But it was so good this way that we ate more than we should have!😉
Fish a little bland. Rice was great, but I used my garden tomato because, again, the Roma that was sent was barely pink- not ripe. I also added another small pepper that I had because the one I received was banged up and also not very ripe. Keep working on the produce quality
Liked the veggies in rice but the vinaigrette was too tangy. I think some lemon zest maybe would have been enough.
