Snapper with Cilantro Sauce
Recipe from Ladies' Home Journal

Fresh limes, cilantro, and Thai red chiles make a bold sauce for the fish in this low-calorie recipe.


Snapper with Cilantro Sauce

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Servings: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Related Categories: Low Calorie, Low Carb, Low Fat, Low Sodium, Red Snapper
 
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Ingredients
  • 3  cups
    loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
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  • 1/3  cup
    water
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  • 4  teaspoons
    fresh lime juice
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  • 4 
    fresh Thai red or green chilies,* seeded and chopped
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    salt
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  •   pinch
    sugar
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  • 4 
    red snapper, flounder, sole, or orange roughy fillets (4 oz. each)
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    Salt
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Directions
1.
Make Cilantro Sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients in blender; puree until smooth. Makes 3/4 cup.
2.
Heat oven to 400 degree F. Lightly oil 4 squares of foil or parchment paper. Place fish on foil. Lightly sprinkle with salt; spread 2 teaspoons of the Cilantro Sauce on each fillet. Fold foil up around fish and crimp edges to seal; place on cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve fish with remaining sauce. Makes 4 servings.

Note
Thai chilies are available in the produce section of most supermarkets or in Asian markets.
Nutrition information
Calories 135, Total Fat 3 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 42 mg, Sodium 348 mg, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 24 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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