Paleo Plan

Recipes

Red Snapper Azteca


This is a great alternative to salmon and halibut which are prominent in the Paleo Diet.

Ingredients

  • 4 red snapper fillets (4 ounces each)
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 plum tomato coarsely chopped
  • 4 green onions, sliced in ½ inch sections
  • ½ cup chopped Anaheim pepper
  • ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
  • Cilantro for garnish 

Instructions

  1. Place red snapper in a shallow baking dish.
  2. Combine lime juice, lemon juice and chili powder in a measuring cup and then sprinkle over snapper.
  3. Marinate 10 minutes, turning a few times.
  4. Sprinkle the chopped onions, tomato and peppers over snapper.
  5. Cover and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or just until snapper flakes in center.
  6. Let stand, covered, 4 minutes before serving.
  7. Garnish with fresh cilantro.

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2 Responses to “Red Snapper Azteca”

  1. on May 23rd, 2010 at 4:27 am august14 Says:

    Hard to get red snapper in VT, any suggestions for another fish?

  2. on May 23rd, 2010 at 6:04 pm CliffDeb Says:

    Orange roughy is very similar. We were going to use it, but found red snapper.

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