Middle-Eastern Spiced Snapper with Lemony Cucumber Salad

Snapper, flavoured with an Arabic-style mix of spices, roasted and served with a refreshing cumber salad. Serve the fish and salad with couscous or rice pilaf.

Recipe - Quality Foods

Middle-Eastern Spiced Snapper with Lemony Cucumber Salad

Prep Time25 Minutes

Servings2

Cook Time10 Minutes

Ingredients

1 Tbsp + 2 tsp lemon juice

2 Tbsp + 2 tsp olive oil (divided)

2 tsp honey

1 cup very thinly sliced English cucumber

2 Tbsp finely diced red onion or shallot

2 Tbsp chopped cilantro or parsley

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1/4 tsp ground cumin

1/4 tsp ground ginger

1/8 tsp paprika

1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp ground coriander

1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper

1/8 tsp ground allspice

1 medium garlic clove, minced

2 (6-oz/170-gram) snapper fillets (see Note)

lemon slices and cilantro (or parsley) sprigs, for garnish

Directions

To make salad, combine lemon juice, 2 tsp olive oil and honey in a bowl. Add cucumber, onion (or shallots), chopped cilantro (or parsley), salt and pepper and toss to combine. Cover salad and refrigerate until needed.

To cook snapper, preheat oven to 425 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine 2 Tbsp olive oil, cumin, ginger, paprika, cinnamon, coriander, cayenne, allspice and garlic in a small bowl. Set fish on the baking sheet. Brush the oil/spice mixture on either side of each snapper fillet. Season fish with salt and pepper, and then roast 10 to 12 minutes, or until cooked through.

Plate the snapper, drizzle with pan juices, served with the salad, and garnish with lemon slices and cilantro (or parsley) sprigs.

Note: If only large snapper fillets are available, buy one about 340 gram one and cut it into 2 portions.

25 minutes

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 2 servings

1 Tbsp + 2 tsp lemon juice

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2 Tbsp + 2 tsp olive oil (divided)

Western Family - Pure Olive Oil, 250 Millilitre

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2 tsp honey

Elias - Liquid Honey, 500 Gram

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1 cup very thinly sliced English cucumber

Cucumber - Long English Fresh 3Pk, 3 Each

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2 Tbsp finely diced red onion or shallot

Onions - Red, Unpeeled, 335 Gram

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2 Tbsp chopped cilantro or parsley

Cilantro - Fresh, Bunch, 1 Each

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salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Windsor - Salt & Pepper Shakers, 155 Gram

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1/4 tsp ground cumin

Mccormick - Cumin Ground, 32 Gram

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1/4 tsp ground ginger

Mccormick - Ginger Ground, 30 Gram

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1/8 tsp paprika

Mccormick - Paprika, 35 Gram

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1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

Mccormick - Ground Cinnamon, 42 Gram

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1/8 tsp ground coriander

Mccormick - Roasted Coriander Ground, 31 Gram

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1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper

Western Family - Cayenne Pepper, 97 Gram

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1/8 tsp ground allspice

Mccormick - Ground Allspice, 34 Gram

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1 medium garlic clove, minced

Garlic - Bulb, Mesh, 3 Each

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2 (6-oz/170-gram) snapper fillets (see Note)

Snapper - Fresh Pacific Snapper, 175 Gram

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lemon slices and cilantro (or parsley) sprigs, for garnish

Lemons - Lemons Large, 1 Each

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Directions

To make salad, combine lemon juice, 2 tsp olive oil and honey in a bowl. Add cucumber, onion (or shallots), chopped cilantro (or parsley), salt and pepper and toss to combine. Cover salad and refrigerate until needed.

To cook snapper, preheat oven to 425 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine 2 Tbsp olive oil, cumin, ginger, paprika, cinnamon, coriander, cayenne, allspice and garlic in a small bowl. Set fish on the baking sheet. Brush the oil/spice mixture on either side of each snapper fillet. Season fish with salt and pepper, and then roast 10 to 12 minutes, or until cooked through.

Plate the snapper, drizzle with pan juices, served with the salad, and garnish with lemon slices and cilantro (or parsley) sprigs.

Note: If only large snapper fillets are available, buy one about 340 gram one and cut it into 2 portions.