Red Snapper With Olive Salsa and Green Beans

Submitted by LifeIsGood

"A Rachael Ray recipe. She suggests using the good quality, large green olives, often found in the deli section of the grocery store. I would suggest serving this meal with a green salad and rice."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Red Snapper

• 4 (8 ounce) red snapper fillets
• extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander

• Salsa

• 3 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• cilantro leaves, finely chopped or flat leaf parsley
• 1⁄2 small red onion, chopped
• 12 large green olives, coarsely chopped (pitted or cracked away from the pits)
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

• Green Beans

• 1 1⁄2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• salt, to taste
• sliced almonds, toasted, for garnish

directions

1. Combine the salsa ingredients in a small bowl and allow the flavors to combine until ready to serve.
2. Preheat a grill pan or cast-iron skillet to high heat. Drizzle the red snapper fillets with olive oil. Combine all the spices into a small bowl and run fht fish with the mixture. Place fish on the hot pan skin-side down. After about 3 minutes, turn and cook the fish 3 to 4 minutes longer.
3. Cook green beans in 1 inch of boiling, salted water, covered, for 4-5 minutes, then drain. They should be bright green and still crisp. Return pan to heat and toss beans with oil and butter. Season with a little salt, transfer to a serving plate and garnish with the toasted almonds.
4. To serve, put the green beans alonsdie the spiced snapper topeed with a generous serving of salsa.

Reviews

[breezermom]

Fabulous! Loved the seasoning on the fish, and loved the olive salsa. My green beans were a bit tough cooked as posted, but the ones I left in the skillet with the heat turned off were perfect! The beans soaked up the butter flavor, and were just the right crispness. Thanks for a delicious lunch today!