Seared Snapper with Zesty Watermelon Salsa

Nicely seared snapper fillets topped with a light, flavourful and colourful salsa. Serve the fish with rice and a steamed green vegetable or simple green salad.

Recipe - Quality Foods

Seared Snapper with Zesty Watermelon Salsa

Prep Time25 Minutes

Servings2

Cook Time6 Minutes

Ingredients

2 Tbsp orange juice

1 Tbsp lime juice

1 tsp honey

1/4 tsp ground cumin

1/4 tsp chili powder

1/4 tsp Tabasco or the hot pepper sauce

3/4 cup peeled, seedless watermelon, cut into 1/4- to 1/2-inch cubes

1/4 cup English cucumber, cut into 1/4-inch cubes

5 cherry tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch cubes

2 Tbsp chopped cilantro or mint

salt and ground white pepper, to taste

3 Tbsp all-purpose flour

2 snapper fillets (about 340 grams total weight), any bones removed

1 Tbsp olive oil

lime slices and cilantro or mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)

Directions

To make salsa, combine juices, honey, cumin, chili powder and Tabasco in a bowl. Add watermelon, cucumber, tomatoes, cilantro (or mint) and salt, to taste, and toss to combine. Cover salsa and refrigerate until needed.

Spread flour out on a plate. Pat snapper dry with paper towel. Season with salt and pepper. Coat snapper in flour. Heat the oil in a very large non-stick skillet set over medium-high (see Options). When oil is very hot, add the snapper and cook about 3 minutes per side, or until nicely seared and just cooked through.

Plate snapper and top with a generous amount of the salsa. Garnish with lime slices and cilantro (or mint) sprigs, if using, and serve.

Options: If you don’t have a very large skillet, cut each snapper fillet into 2 smaller pieces and sear them in a smaller skillet.

25 minutes

Prep Time

6 minutes

Cook Time

Servings

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Makes 2 servings

2 Tbsp orange juice

Simply - Orange Juice, Pulp Free, 1.54 Litre

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1 Tbsp lime juice

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1 tsp honey

Elias - Liquid Honey, 500 Gram

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$12.79$2.56/100g

1/4 tsp ground cumin

Western Family - Cumin - Ground, 97 Gram

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1/4 tsp chili powder

Western Family - Chili Powder, 155 Gram

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1/4 tsp Tabasco or the hot pepper sauce

Tabasco - Pepper Sauce - Original Flavour, 142 Millilitre

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3/4 cup peeled, seedless watermelon, cut into 1/4- to 1/2-inch cubes

Western Family - Watermelon Cut, 1.4 Kilogram

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1/4 cup English cucumber, cut into 1/4-inch cubes

Cucumber - Long English, 1 Each

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5 cherry tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch cubes

Western Family - Signature Red Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine, 340 Gram

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2 Tbsp chopped cilantro or mint

Cilantro - Fresh, Bunch, 1 Each

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salt and ground white pepper, to taste

Windsor - Salt & Pepper Shakers, 155 Gram

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3 Tbsp all-purpose flour

Western Family - All Purpose White Flour, 2.5 Kilogram

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2 snapper fillets (about 340 grams total weight), any bones removed

Snapper - Fresh Pacific Snapper, 175 Gram

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1 Tbsp olive oil

Western Family - Pure Olive Oil, 250 Millilitre

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lime slices and cilantro or mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)

Limes - Fruit, Fresh, 1 Each

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Directions

To make salsa, combine juices, honey, cumin, chili powder and Tabasco in a bowl. Add watermelon, cucumber, tomatoes, cilantro (or mint) and salt, to taste, and toss to combine. Cover salsa and refrigerate until needed.

Spread flour out on a plate. Pat snapper dry with paper towel. Season with salt and pepper. Coat snapper in flour. Heat the oil in a very large non-stick skillet set over medium-high (see Options). When oil is very hot, add the snapper and cook about 3 minutes per side, or until nicely seared and just cooked through.

Plate snapper and top with a generous amount of the salsa. Garnish with lime slices and cilantro (or mint) sprigs, if using, and serve.

Options: If you don’t have a very large skillet, cut each snapper fillet into 2 smaller pieces and sear them in a smaller skillet.