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
2
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 2 servings
ReaLemon - Lemon Juice Squeezers, 125 Millilitre
$2.19$1.75/100ml
Western Family - Pure Olive Oil, 250 Millilitre
$8.99$3.60/100ml
Elias - Liquid Honey, 500 Gram
$12.79$2.56/100g
Cucumber - Long English Fresh 3Pk, 3 Each
$6.99$2.33 each
Onions - Red, Unpeeled, 335 Gram
$2.21 avg/ea$0.66/100g
Cilantro - Fresh, Bunch, 1 Each
$2.49
Windsor - Salt & Pepper Shakers, 155 Gram
$6.49$4.19/100g
Mccormick - Cumin Ground, 32 Gram
$5.49 was $6.19$17.16/100g
Not Available
Mccormick - Paprika, 35 Gram
$5.49 was $6.99$15.69/100g
Mccormick - Ground Cinnamon, 42 Gram
$5.49 was $6.19$13.07/100g
Mccormick - Roasted Coriander Ground, 31 Gram
$5.49 was $6.99$17.71/100g
Western Family - Cayenne Pepper, 97 Gram
$5.49$5.66/100g
Mccormick - Ground Allspice, 34 Gram
$5.49 was $6.19$16.15/100g
Garlic - Bulb, Mesh, 3 Each
$1.49$0.50 each
Snapper - Fresh Pacific Snapper, 175 Gram
$3.83 avg/ea$2.19/100g
Lemons - Large, 1 Each
$1.19
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.