Baked Fish with Tomato and Harissa
- 2 pounds 4 ounces whole white-fleshed fish, such as snapper, scaled and cleaned
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3 teaspoons harissa, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 large firm, ripe tomatoes, sliced
- 4 thyme sprigs
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Lightly grease a large baking dish.
- Make three diagonal cuts on each side of the fish through the thickest part of the flesh to ensure even cooking.
- Combine the garlic, harissa, and olive oil in a small dish.
- Put 2 teaspoons of the harissa mixture in the fish cavity and spread the remainder over both sides of the fish, rubbing it into the slits.
- Place two lemon slices in the cavity of the fish.
- Arrange the onion slices in a layer on the baking dish.
- Top with the tomato slices, thyme, and remaining lemon slices.
- Place the fish on top and bake, uncovered, for about 2530 minutes, or until the flesh is opaque.
- Transfer the onion and tomato to a serving dish.
- Place the fish on top and season with salt.
whitefleshed fish, garlic, olive oil, lemon, red onion, firm, thyme
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/baked-fish-with-tomato-and-harissa (may not work)