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Grilled Red Snapper with Pesto

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Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Seafood-Other

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 4
2 Red snapper fillets
1/8 tsPepper
1 lgTomato; cut into 8 wedges
1 tbLemon juice
1 cfresh basil; Loosely packed
1 tbolive oil
1/4 tsSalt
1 smShallot; peeled and
1 sm Clovegarlic; peeled
Vegetable cooking spray
1/4 cfresh parsley; Tightly packed

Grilled Red Snapper with Pesto Preparation

Position knife blade in food processor bowl, and add basil leaves, parsley sprigs, salt, pepper, shallot, and garlic. Process until finely chopped. With processor running, slowly pour lemon juice and olive oil through food chute, blending until smooth. Place fillets in a shallow dish. Spread 1 tablespoon basil mixture over both sides of fillets, and cover and chill for 30 minutes. Set aside the remaining basil mixture. Arrange fillets in a wire grilling basket coated with cooking spray, and place on grill rack over medium-hot coals. Cook 4 minutes on each side or until fillets flake easily when tested with a fork. Yield: 4 servings. Per serving: 96 Calories; 4g Fat (39% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 5g Carbohydrate; 16mg Cholesterol; 167mg Sodium NOTES : Cut each fillet in half, and place on individual serving plates. Garnish each fillet with 1 tablespoon basil mixture and 2 tomato wedges. Recipe by: Cooking Light, June 1994, page 84 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #412 by igor@digex.net on Jan 28, 1997.

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Calories Per Serving: 139
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Tags

  1. Seafood
  2. Basil
  3. Olive oil
  4. Garlic
  5. Parsley
  6. Snapper
  7. Shallot
  8. Tomato
  9. Lemon
  10. Grill
  11. Seafood-Other

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