Tilapia Wrapped in Prosciutto with Lentils

I enjoy creating recipes by taking ingredients that I love and experimenting with them and coming up with a recipe that has so much flavor and excites the taste buds.  If you want a dinner that is delicious and only takes about 30 minutes to prepare, try this recipe. You won't be disappointed.

For the lentils:

3/4 cup of dry lentils

1 1/2 cups of vegetable broth (I use "Better than Bouillon" brand by adding 1 heaping teaspoon of the 

                                                  Bouillon paste to 1 1/2 cups water, or just use another brand of 

                                                  vegetable broth)

1/2 cup chopped leek or onion

1 medium carrot sliced in to small pieces

2 tablespoons of roughly chopped fresh tarragon

2 tablespoons of fresh thyme

Place the ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20 to 25 minutes or until the lentils are al dente.

While the lentils are cooking, prepare the tilapia:

2 pieces of tilapia

4 pieces of prosciutto, thinly sliced

Wrap 2 slices of the prosciutto around each piece of tilapia (see photos)

In a non-stick skillet, add about 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Heat the pan on medium high for 3 or 4 minutes to warm the pan and olive oil before adding the tilapia. Add the wrapped tilapia to the skillet. Turn the heat down to medium or just a little less than medium heat. Cook the fish for 6 minutes then turn the fish over in the skillet and cook for an additional 6 minutes. Serve the tilapia on top of the prepared lentils.

Serves 2