Mediterranean-Style Snapper

Submitted by Celeste!

"This recipe came from the April 2009 issue of Better Homes and Gardens. We tried it for the first time night before last and loved it! It's super quick and easy!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 8 small garlic cloves
• 0.5 (6 1/2 ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, halves (1/3 cup)
• 1⁄2 cup pitted mixed green olives
• 4 red snapper fillets (5 to 6 oz.) or 4 other firm-flesh white fish
• 1⁄4 cup crumbled feta cheese
• fresh oregano leaves (optional)
• pepperoncini pepper (optional)

directions

1. Peel garlic cloves. With side of wide knife smash garlic.
2. For cooking oil, drain 1 tablespoon oil from dried tomatoes; heat the oil in extra-large skillet.
3. Add tomatoes, olives, and garlic to hot oil.
4. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, until garlic is golden.
5. Use slotted spoon to remove tomato-olive mixture.
6. Reserve oil in skillet to cook fish. Set aside tomato-olive mixture.
7. Rinse and pat dry fish.
8. Season with salt and pepper.
9. Cook fish, skin side down, in hot oil 4 to 6 minutes for each 1/2 inch thickness of fish or until skin is golden and crisp and fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, turning once halfway through cooking.
10. Remove skin, if desired.
11. To serve, top fish with tomato-olive mixture, cheese, fresh oregano, and pepperoncini.