Name: Ginger Lime Branzino with Rice and Vegetables
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1¼ cup Jasmine rice; Kosher salt; 2 teaspoons grated ginger; 2 cloves garlic (grated); ¼ cup soy sauce; 1 cup pineapple tidbits; 2 limes (zested and juiced); 4 branzino fillets; Freshly cracked black pepper; Extra virgin olive oil; 2 red peppers (sliced); ½ cup snow peas (sliced); ¼ cilantro (chopped)

Ginger Lime Branzino with Rice and Vegetables

Elegant flavors and velvety texture are the end results of this fish dish. Branzino is an iconic, delicate, white flesh, Mediterranean fish with a hint of sweetness.

Ginger Lime Branzino with Rice and Vegetables

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

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Servings

Ingredients

1¼ cup Jasmine rice
Kosher salt
2 teaspoons grated ginger
2 cloves garlic grated
¼ cup soy sauce
1 cup pineapple tidbits
2 limes zested and juiced
4 branzino fillets
Freshly cracked black pepper
Extra virgin olive oil
2 red peppers sliced
½ cup snow peas sliced
¼ cilantro chopped

Instructions

Bring 2 cups water to a simmer. Add rice and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, covered for about 15 minutes, or until liquid level is even with the level of the rice. Turn off the heat and allow the rice to steam covered to finish cooking.
In a small bowl combine ginger, garlic, soy, and pineapple pieces with zest and juice of limes, set aside.
Lightly season fish with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons evoo in a deep saute pan on medium-high heat. Add fish to pan when oil begins to shimmer. Cook 2-3 minutes, flip. Add peppers and snow peas to pan. Cook 2 minutes. Pour sauce over fish, reduce sauce for 2 minutes.
Add cilantro to rice and fluff. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Divide rice between dishes, place fish on rice and top with vegetables and sauce.