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Baked Snapper With Pine Nut Sauce

by

Derek Farwagi

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Lebanese
Servings 2
Calories 356 kcal

Equipment

  • Hand blender

Ingredients
  

  • 2 filets of snapper
  • 1 lemon
  • half a cup of coarsely shredded white bread
  • half a cup of pine nuts ( slivered almonds or walnuts)
  • a quarter cup of water
  • half a cup of sunflower oil
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Warm the oven to 350F (180C)
  • Salt the snapper filets, and cover them with four thin slices of lemon. (Keep the other lemon half to juice later).
  • Baked covered in foil for about 20 minutes at 350 F. While the fish is baking:-
  • In a glass or cup, soak 1/2 cup of shredded bread in a little water for a couple of minutes while you blend the nuts.
  • Blend 1/2 cup of nuts and add to a bowl.
  • Squeeze out the water from the soaked bread and add it the blended nuts. Mix well.
  • Add the juice of the remaining half of the lemon and half a cup of water and mix well.
  • Using a hand blender, drizzle 1/2 cup of sunflower oil a little bit a time until you get the consistency of a thick mayonnaise.
  • Salt to taste.
  • When the fish is done, cover both filets with a thick coat of sauce and serve at room temperature.
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Nutrition

Calories: 356kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 185gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 333mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 382mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 966IUVitamin C: 43mgCalcium: 302mgIron: 2mg
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