Grilled snapper with spiced Cajun salt

Recipes / Fish

Fish with Cajun heat is ready in a flash. The flavoured salt easily adds flavour for those short on time.

Recipe «Grilled snapper with spiced Cajun salt» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 4 x 180g snapper fillets, 500g baby grape tomatoes, 2 tbsp red wine vinegar, Purple mustard greens or wild rocket leaves, to serve , 1 tsp coriander seeds, 1/4 cup sea salt flakes, 1 tsp hot paprika , 1 tsp dried oregano, 1 tsp garlic granules.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • 4 x 180g snapper fillets 
  • 500g baby grape tomatoes 
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar 
  • Purple mustard greens or wild rocket leaves, to serve 
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds 
  • 1/4 cup sea salt flakes 
  • 1 tsp hot paprika 
  • 1 tsp dried oregano 
  • 1 tsp garlic granules 

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 tbs oil in a frypan over medium-high heat. Season fish skin with pepper and cook, skin-side down, for 3-4 minutes until skin is crisp. Turn and cook for a further 2 minutes or until just cooked. Transfer to a plate and rest, loosely covered with foil, for 5 minutes.
  2. For Cajun salt, crush coriander seeds using a mortar and pestle, then combine with remaining ingredients and set aside.
  3. Return frypan to medium heat. Add the tomato, 1 tsp Cajun salt and remaining 1 tbs oil, and cook for 2-3 minutes until starting to collapse. Add the vinegar and cook for a further 1 minute, then remove from heat.
  4. Scatter fish with extra Cajun salt and serve with tomato and mustard greens.