Feel free to experiment with different combinations of herbs. This recipe is also really nice done on the grill.
- 4 (4oz) fillets of red snapper
Herb Pesto
- 2 cups of herbs (basil, parsley, cilantro, mint…)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1/4 cup of olive oil
- 2 tbsp of lime juice
- For the herb pesto: Pulse all of the ingrediants in a blender until smooth.
- (If you don’t have a blender, finely chop the herbs and garlic and whisk the oil and lime juice in to blend)
- Set the oven on broil.
- Generously coat the snapper fillets with the herb pesto and broil on the middle rack in the oven for approximately 10 minutes or until the fish flakes.
- Calories: 269 KCal
- Protein: 29 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Fibre: 0.6 g
- Total Fat: 16 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Phosphorus: 231 mg
- Potassium: 664 mg
Servings per recipe: 4
Serving size: 1 (4oz) fillet of fish
4 protein
1/2 vegetable
What is one exchange?
- 1 Protein Choice = 1oz of meat or 7g of dietary protein
- 1 Starch Choice = about 15g of carbohydrates
- 1 Fruit or Vegetable Choice = ½ cup
- 1 Milk Choice = ½ cup
