Snapper Livornese
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: Approx. 25 minutes
Makes 4 main-dish servings


1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
1 can (14½ ounces) diced tomatoes
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
4 red snapper or flounder fillets (about
6 ounces each)
1/8 teaspoon salt
½ cup fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
¼ cup kalamata or Gaeta olives, pitted
and coarsely chopped
2 teaspoons capers, drained
1. In nonstick 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat until hot. Add garlic and cook 1 minute, stirring. Stir in tomatoes with their juice and crushed red pepper; heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, 8 to 10 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly.
2. Meanwhile, with tweezers, remove any bones from snapper fillets.
3. Place fillets, skin side down, in tomato mixture in skillet; sprinkle with salt. Cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes or just until fish turns opaque throughout.
4. With wide slotted spatula, transfer snapper to warm platter. Stir basil, olives, and capers into tomato mixture; spoon over snapper.
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