Tandoori Red Snapper (Cooking Light)

Submitted by appleydapply

"This flavorful recipe is from Cooking Light. The fish is spicy, but the accompanying salad is so refreshing! It definitely doesn't taste like low-fat food."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 20
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Snapper

• 236.59 ml plain nonfat yogurt
• 44.37 ml fresh lemon juice
• 22.18 ml garam masala
• 22.18 ml paprika
• 14.79 ml minced peeled fresh ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4.92 ml salt
• 2.46-4.92 ml ground red pepper
• 4.92 ml ground turmeric (optional)
• 1.23 ml fresh ground black pepper
• 4 red snapper (5-6 oz each) or 4 other firm white fish fillets (5-6 oz each)
• cooking spray

• Salad

• 118.29 ml vertically sliced red onion
• 29.58 ml fresh lemon juice
• 2.46 ml salt
• 0.61 ml garam masala
• 354.88 ml plain nonfat yogurt
• 236.59 ml finely chopped cucumber, seeded
• 118.29 ml chopped fresh cilantro
• 0.61 ml fresh ground black pepper

directions

1. To prepare snapper:

2. Combine first 10 ingredients in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish, stirring with a whisk. Add fish, turning to coat. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 2 hours.

3. To prepare salad:

4. Combine onion, 2 tablespoons juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon garam masala in a medium bowl; let stand 1 hour.
5. Add 1 1/2 cups yogurt, cucumber, cilantro, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, stirring gently to combine.
6. Preheat broiler.
7. Remove fish from dish; discard marinade. Place fish on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 5 minutes, turn fish, then broil 4-5 more minutes until fish is firm to the touch with a fork.
8. Serve salad with fish.