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Baked snapper with snow pea salad and lime dressing

Name: Baked snapper with snow pea salad and lime dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /asian
Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2cm knob of ginger, thinly sliced; 1 lime, thinly sliced; 4 x 500g (plate-sized) whole snapper; 300g snow peas, trimmed, blanched; 1/2 cup mint leaves; 1/2 cup coriander leaves; 3 spring onions, finely sliced; Fried Asian shallots*, to garnish; Steamed rice, to serve; 1/2 small chilli, finely sliced; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 tablespoon caster sugar

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Baked snapper with snow pea salad and lime dressing

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The whole fish looks elegant on the plate garnished with salad and fried shallots.

4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2cm knob of ginger, thinly sliced
1 lime, thinly sliced
4 x 500g (plate-sized) whole snapper
300g snow peas, trimmed, blanched
1/2 cup mint leaves
1/2 cup coriander leaves
3 spring onions, finely sliced
Fried Asian shallots*, to garnish
Steamed rice, to serve

Lime dressing

1/2 small chilli, finely sliced
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon caster sugar

Method

1.

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.
2.

Divide garlic, ginger and lime among fish cavities and season. Place on tray and cook for 15-20 minutes or until flesh flakes away easily from bone.
3.

Combine dressing ingredients and stir to dissolve sugar. Slice snow peas finely and place in a bowl with herbs and spring onion.
4.

Pour dressing over salad and toss.
5.

Place whole fish on plates and top with salad. Garnish with fried shallots and serve with steamed rice.