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Red Snapper in Almond-Herb Sauce

Snapper fillets baked under a thick sauce of pounded garlic, parsley, oregano, mint, ground almonds and paprika loosened with hot stock. A fragrant, nutty way to cook firm white fish.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total53 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 1 headsmall garlic, cloves separated and peeled
  • ½ cupflat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • ¼ cupfresh oregano, chopped
  • ¼ cupfresh mint, chopped
  • ½ cupblanched almonds, ground
  • 2 tsppaprika
  • 3 tbspextra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp for the paste, 2 tbsp for the pan
  • 480 mlfish or vegetable stock, hot

Fish

  • 4red snapper, striped bass or other firm white-fleshed fillets, about 225 g each
  • to tasteolive oil, for the baking dish
  • to tastefine sea salt, for the fillets

Diet

  • Pescatarian
  • Mediterranean
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Fish
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Leek
  • Carrot
  • Oregano
  • Thyme
  • Parsley
  • Mint
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper
  • Paprika
  • Alcohol
  • Snapper

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Food processor

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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