Coconut Fish and Tomato Bake

Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, scrubbed and finely grated
• 1 garlic clove, finely grated
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon honey
• Kosher salt
• 2 limes
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 4 (6-ounce) fish fillets, such as snapper, haddock, striped bass, fluke, sablefish or salmon, skin on or off
• 2 pints cherry or grape tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation

1. 1

   Step 1

   In a large bowl, whisk together the coconut milk, ginger, garlic, turmeric, red-pepper flakes, honey and 1 teaspoon salt.
2. 2

   Step 2

   Zest and juice 1 lime directly into the coconut milk mixture. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped cilantro. Add the fish fillets and turn to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator for 15 to 30 minutes.
3. 3

   Step 3

   Meanwhile, adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position. Arrange another rack in the position closest to the broiler heat source. Heat oven to 425 degrees.
4. 4

   Step 4

   Place the tomatoes on a large sheet pan. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, season with salt and toss to coat. Place the marinated fish between the tomatoes and spoon all the marinade from the bowl over the fish. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil over the fish. Transfer the pan to the lower-middle rack and roast until the surface of the fish is opaque but the center is not cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes, depending on thickness of the fish. The fish should not flake easily with a fork. Remove the pan from the oven and heat the broiler to high.
5. 5

   Step 5

   Move the pan to the broiler and finish cooking, rotating the pan once, until the fish is tender and the tomatoes are just beginning to brown in spots, 5 to 6 minutes, depending on thickness of the fish. Slice the remaining lime into wedges.
6. 6

   Step 6

   Divide the tomatoes and fish among dishes and tip the pan juices over the fish. Garnish with the remaining 1/4 cup cilantro and serve with lime wedges for squeezing.

7. Bon appetit!