Broiled Red Snapper with Za'atar Salsa Verde

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons pine nuts
4 6-ounce skin-on, boneless red snapper fillets, patted dry
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
½ teaspoon ground coriander
4 tablespoons plus ½ cup olive oil
⅓ cup finely chopped cilantro
⅓ cup finely chopped parsley
1 small garlic clove, finely grated
1½ teaspoons za’atar
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons finely chopped pickled banana peppers

Ingredient Info:
Za’atar, a Middle Eastern spice blend that includes sumac, herbs, and sesame seeds, can be found at Middle Eastern markets, specialty foods stores, and online.

Preparation:

1.Toast pine nuts in a dry small skillet over medium-low heat, tossing often, until golden and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. Let cool, then coarsely chop.

2.Heat broiler. Season flesh side of snapper fillets with salt and pepper, then sprinkle with coriander. Drizzle 2 Tbsp. oil onto a small rimmed baking sheet and place fish, flesh side down, on top. Drizzle skin side with 2 Tbsp. oil; season with salt and pepper. Broil until skin is crisp and browned and flesh is cooked through, 8–10 minutes. Remove fish from broiler and let rest 5 minutes.

3.Meanwhile, mix together cilantro, parsley, garlic, za’atar, red pepper flakes, and remaining ½ cup oil in a small bowl; season salsa verde with salt and pepper.

4.Transfer fish to a platter, placing skin side up. Stir lemon juice, banana peppers, and pine nuts into salsa verde and spoon over fish.

NOTE: Za'atar's depth backs up the freshness of parsley and cilantro in this Middle Eastern riff on a classic salsa verde.