Lemon – 1 lemon’s worth of wedges will bake alongside the snapper.You’ll need a ½ teaspoon of fine sea salt and a ¼ teaspoon of ground black pepper. Sea Salt + Black Pepper – as mentioned above, this delicious fish requires really simple seasoning.Garlic – 3 cloves of grated garlic go a long way in deepening the flavor here.

Lemon Juice – to add some brightness to the fish, you’ll need 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice (the juice from about half of a lemon).

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil – before it goes into the oven, we’ll use 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil to rub over the fish.

Red Snapper – to start, you’ll need 1 pound of red snapper filets.

In addition to the red snapper itself, you’ll just need a few really simple ingredients (many of which you probably already have) to pull this yummy dish off. I’ve also found that THIS website (they also have an app for easier access) is really helpful for finding the most sustainable fish available. I usually ask the person working the fish counter if the snapper is fresh and line-caught. Great question! I typically find red snapper thawed at the fish counter of my local grocery store.

Because it has such an excellent flavor on all its own, it requires just a really simple seasoning, and like most fish, the cooking process is really quick and easy! How do I select my red snapper? Red snapper is delicious, y’all! If you’ve never had it, it’s somewhere between firm and flaky and lean and fatty.

Red snapper fish