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Red snapper with oregano, olives and tahini

Author: Jo Pratt

Ingredients

  • Four red snapper fillets frozen
  • 2 handfuls Kalamata olives
  • 1 handful fresh oregano
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 6 tinned anchovies
  • olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • 300 g cherry tomatoes
  • sea salt
  • To serve
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 4 tbsp tahini paste sesame seed paste
  • Juice ½ lemon
  • 6 tbsp Greek yoghurt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 190C, 375F, Gas 5
  • Peel and crush the garlic, chop the olives, anchovies and oregano.
  • Mix together in a small bowl with a splash of olive oil
  • Place the fish in an ovenproof dish
  • Top the fillets with some of the olive mixture.
  • Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice over the fish.
  • Cut the remaining half into thin slices and add to the top of the fish
  • Add the cherry tomatoes to the dish and drizzle with olive oil and season with salt.
  • Bake for 25 minutes until the flesh is white and firm
  • To make the tahini sauce peel and crush the garlic.
  • Mix with the other ingredients and a couple of tablespoons of water to get a sauce which has the consistency of cream.
  • Season with salt
  • When cooked scatter with fresh oregano and drizzle with the tahini sauce.

Notes

Serve with green salad and crusty bread or new potatoes.