Broiled Red Snapper With Sicilian Tomato Pesto

• Pesto:
• 2 cups basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
• 2 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 1/2 cups chopped plum tomato (about 3 medium)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Fish:
• 6 (6-ounce) red snapper or other firm whitefish fillets
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Cooking spray
• Remaining ingredient:
• 3 cups hot cooked orzo

1. To prepare pesto, combine first 4 ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth. Add cheese and red pepper; process until blended. Transfer mixture to a bowl. Add tomato, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and black pepper, stirring gently to combine.
2. Preheat broiler.
3. To prepare fish, sprinkle fish with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Arrange fish on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray, and broil 8 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Place 1/2 cup orzo on each of 6 plates, and top each serving with 1 fillet and 1/4 cup pesto.
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basil, pine nuts, extravirgin olive oil, garlic, cheese, red pepper, tomato, salt, freshly ground black pepper, red snapper, salt, cooking spray, remaining ingredient, hot cooked orzo

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/broiled-red-snapper-with-sicilian-tomato-pesto (may not work)