Red Snapper and Eggplant with Red Bell Pepper Sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 large red bell peppers, sliced thin
- 3/4 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
- olive oil for brushing pan and eggplant
- 1 small eggplant (preferably Asian, about 6 inches long and 2 1/2 inches wide)
- two 6- to 7-ounce red snapper fillets, skinned
- 1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh mint leaves plus additional for garnish if desired
- In a large skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and cook peppers and garlic, stirring, 10 minutes, or until peppers are tender.
- Transfer pepper mixture to a blender and blend with lemon juice until smooth.
- Season sauce with salt and pepper and keep warm.
- Preheat broiler and light brush a small shallow baking pan with oil.
- Cut four 1/4-inch-thick lengthwise slices from eggplant, reserving remainder for another use.
- Rinse fish fillets and pat dry.
- Season fillets with salt and pepper and arrange, skinned side down, in prepared pan.
- Sprinkle each fillet with 1/2 tablespoon mint.
- Arrange 2 eggplant slices on each fillet, covering mint completely and overlapping eggplant slices slightly, and brush them lightly with oil.
- Broil fillets about 4 inches from heat until fillets are just cooked through and eggplant is golden, about 5 minutes.
- Divide sauce between 2 plates and arrange fillets, brushed with pan juices, on top sauce.
- Garnish with additional mint.
olive oil, red bell peppers, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, eggplant, red snapper, mint
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/red-snapper-and-eggplant-with-red-bell-pepper-sauce-13145 (may not work)