COD OR FLOUNDER WITH CHERRY TOMATO SAUCE

Cod or Flounder With Cherry Tomato Sauce image

Provided by Barbara Kafka

Categories dinner, easy, quick, main course

Time 23m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound cherry tomatoes, stemmed (3 cups)
1/2 cup tightly packed basil leaves
2 medium-size cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
1 large pinch hot red pepper flakes
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
6 4-ounce cod or flounder fillets
Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Place the 1/4 cup olive oil in a 13-by-9-by-2-inch oval dish. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power in a high-power oven for 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes; cook for 8 minutes.
Place the basil, garlic and remaining oil in a food processor. Process until finely chopped, stopping twice to scrape down the bowl.
Remove the dish from oven. Stir in the basil mixture, pepper flakes and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Cook, uncovered, for 1 minute.
Remove the dish from the oven. Place fish fillets over the tomato sauce. Sprinkle with pepper and the remaining salt. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook for 7 minutes. Then prick the plastic to release steam. Remove from the oven and uncover. Place each fillet on a plate, and spoon over some sauce.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 198, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 502 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams