Pan-Roasted Pacific Rockfish With Fresh Tomatoes, Capers And Garlic

By alas14

Ingredients

• Serves 2 people
• Cooking time: 10 minutes
• Ingredients
• 2 4 ounce Pacific Rockfish or Red Snapper fillets
• 2 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and chopped
• 1 teaspoon capers
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme or fresh basil

Preparation

Step 1

To cook the fish, rinse the fillets with cool water and pat dry. Then, sprinkle both sides of the fish with salt and pepper. Heat the grapeseed or canola oil in a saute pan over high heat until almost smoking. Add the fillets and quickly cook on each side, until cooked through. Remove from heat.

Meanwhile, place the tomatoes, garlic, capers, olive oil and lemon juice in a bowl and toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

To plate, place a piece of fish on a plate and top with a heaping portion of the tomato-caper-garlic mixture. Enjoy!