Catfish With Summer Vegetables - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 small zucchini
    1 large yellow or red bell pepper
    2 c. small mushrooms
    1 Tbsp. fresh or freeze dried chives
    1 tsp. salt
    1/2 tsp. pepper
    2 small tomatoes
    4 (4 oz.) catfish fillets
    for garnish, lemon wedges
Preparation
    Slice zucchini in 1/2-inch thick rounds and cut bell pepper in thin strips.
    Half mushrooms.
    Put vegetables in 11 x 7-inch microwave safe baking dish.
    Sprinkle with half the chives, salt and pepper.
    Toss to mix.
    Cover with vented plastic wrap. Microwave on High 5 to 7 minutes, stirring once until vegetables are crisp-tender.
    Slice each tomato in 4 rounds.
    Arrange fillets spoke fashion on top of vegetable mixture with thinnest parts toward center.
    Put 2 slices tomato on each fillet, then sprinkle with remaining chives, salt and pepper.
    Cover and microwave on High 4 to 6 minutes, rotating dish 1/2 turn once until fish is opaque.
    Serve with lemon.
    Serve with crusty bread.
    Yields 4 servings.

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