Pensicola Red Snapper

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1. 2 big red snapper fillets (about 1 lb)2. Salt and black pepper to taste3. 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice4. 2 Tbsp olive oil5. 1 1/2 tsp garlic, finely chopped (2 cloves)6. 1 tsp dry oregano7. 1 med size tomato
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Pat the fish completely dry with paper towel and season on both sides with the salt and black pepper. Cut into 4 serving peices.
Combine the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and 1/2 tsp oreganoin a shallow dish. Stir lemon juice mixture until ingredients are well blended. Dip each piece of fish in the lemon juice mixture and arrange them, skin side up in a baking dish.
Cyt the tomato crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. Place the tomato slices over the fish and sprinkle with remaining oregano.
Bake in middle of oven for 10-12 minutes, or until fillets flake easily whem pressed gently with a fork. Serve the fillets at once directly from the baking dish.

Makes 4 servings.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WANTFITIN.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 190.1
  • Total Fat: 5.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 57.2 mg
  • Sodium: 216.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 1.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 32.1 g

Member Reviews
  • MONYHNGRY
    Needs more spices than suggested. Tasted kinda bland to me. Healthy, but bland. - 2/13/08
  • DEESMOOSE
    This was awesome. Very tasty, great served with steamed broccoli, butternut squash and wild rice!!! - 1/30/08
  • HOWLERMOM
    Kind of bland is my assessment too. I will reduce the oil next time and add fresh oregano - 3/3/11
  • JESSYBELLE1
    Pretty good! Will make it again - 10/15/10
  • STETTYSTETT
    easy ingredients, fast prep time, and good flavor. i added a bit extra garlic and lemon juice. i used cherry tomatoes and added cauliflower and served it over parmeasean couscous. delicious and very satisfying. thanks! - 1/24/10
  • EMILYBEMENT
    RED SNAPPER when fresh needs absolutely nothing but a small amount of butter and steamed with it! It by far is one of the best fish on our gulf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 4/24/09
  • 2WYATTS
    My husband and I really enjoyed this! - 10/9/08
  • CAROLEBETH
    very good - and my family liked it - 7/1/08
  • MGL928
    Absolutely delicious! My husband and I both loved it. - 5/12/08
  • 2STEPSFWD
    I made this last night and it was delicious! I followed the recipe except used Mrs Dash zesty blend instead of salt and just a sprinkle of the oregano. This was quick and easy to make. - 5/12/08
  • CELINASEWS
    I added paprika and omitted the tomato and used garlic powder instead of fresh and it was tasty! Very quick too. - 2/14/08
  • CHUBBY_CHECKER
    This is a great recipe, definitely a keeper, and I'll certainly make it again! - 1/22/08
  • NIKKIBAILEY
    I added more spices (paprika, chile powder etc), and it was yummy! - 10/24/07