Broiled Red Snapper with Ginger-Lime Butter

Serve with long-grain rice tossed with green onions. Use the spicy herbed butter on shrimp, lobster, sautéed chicken, or beef, as well.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/2  tablespoons  butter, softened
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh cilantro
• 1  teaspoon  minced seeded jalapeño pepper
• 1/2  teaspoon  grated lime rind
• 1/4  teaspoon  bottled fresh ground ginger (such as Spice World)
• 3/4  teaspoon  salt, divided
• 4  (6-ounce) red snapper or other firm white fish fillets
• 1/4  teaspoon  black pepper
• Cooking spray
• Lime wedges (optional)

Preparation

Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover and chill.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle both sides of fish with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add fish to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Place 1 fillet on each of 4 plates, and top each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons butter mixture. Serve with lime wedges, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

202 (29% from fat)

Fat:

6.5g (sat 3.2g,mono 1.5g,poly 0.9g)

Protein:

33.6g

Carbohydrate:

0.2g

Fiber:

0.1g

Cholesterol:

71mg

Iron:

0.3mg

Sodium:

546mg

Calcium:

53mg