Red Snapper With Cilantro Garlic And Lime Recipe

Ingredients

6 (6- to 8-oz) red snapper fillets (1/2 inch thick) with skin

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro

1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic

1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated fresh lime zest

Accompaniment: lime wedges

Preparation

Preheat broiler and lightly oil a shallow baking pan (1 inch deep).

Pat fish dry, then arrange, skin sides up, in 1 layer in baking pan. Brush both sides of fish with 3 tablespoons oil total and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Toss together cilantro, garlic, and zest in a small bowl.

Broil fish 6 inches from heat, without turning over, until just cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer fish, skin sides up, with a metal spatula to a platter, then sprinkle with cilantro mixture and drizzle with remaining 3 tablespoons oil.