Mediterranean-Style Marinated Fish (Or Chicken!) Fillets - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (4 ounce) fish fillets or (4 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon basil or 1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon garlic granules
2 bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
crumbled feta cheese (optional)

Preparation

In a shallow bowl, mix oil, vinegar, pepper, basil/thyme and garlic.
Coat both sides of fillets.
Break bay leaves into 3-4 pieces, press onto both sides of fillets.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight (overnight is better!) Remove bay leaves and discard extra marinade.
Sprinkle with salt and cook over medium high heat in large skillet (nonstick is best).
For example: a thick cod fillet will need about 4 minutes per side, thin long fillets 2-3 minutes/side.
Drippings in the pan are great on pasta--deglaze pan by adding a bit more red wine vinegar (or just WINE!) and toss with freshly cooked (not rinsed!) warm pasta.