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Red Snapper and Eggplant with Red Bell Pepper Sauce

3.6

(10)

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

For sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 large red bell peppers, sliced thin
3/4 teaspoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
olive oil for brushing pan and eggplant
1 small eggplant (preferably Asian, about 6 inches long and 2 1/2 inches wide)
two 6- to 7-ounce red snapper fillets, skinned
1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh mint leaves plus additional for garnish if desired

Preparation

  1. Make sauce:

    Step 1

    In a large skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and cook peppers and garlic, stirring, 10 minutes, or until peppers are tender. Transfer pepper mixture to a blender and blend with lemon juice until smooth. Season sauce with salt and pepper and keep warm.

    Step 2

    Preheat broiler and light brush a small shallow baking pan with oil.

    Step 3

    Cut four 1/4-inch-thick lengthwise slices from eggplant, reserving remainder for another use. Rinse fish fillets and pat dry. Season fillets with salt and pepper and arrange, skinned side down, in prepared pan. Sprinkle each fillet with 1/2 tablespoon mint. Arrange 2 eggplant slices on each fillet, covering mint completely and overlapping eggplant slices slightly, and brush them lightly with oil. Broil fillets about 4 inches from heat until fillets are just cooked through and eggplant is golden, about 5 minutes.

    Step 4

    Divide sauce between 2 plates and arrange fillets, brushed with pan juices, on top sauce. Garnish with additional mint.

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