Spicy Sautéed Fish with Olives

Ingredients

  • 2 T. olive oil
  • 4 fillets of tilapia, red snapper, or orange roughy
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1/2 tsp dried crushed red pepper
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
  • 3 large marinated artichoke hearts, cut into eighths (optional)
  • 1/2 cup Gaeta olives or other brine-cured black olives, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • Grated rind and juice of 1/2 lemon

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper.
  3. Add fish to skillet and sauté until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side.
  4. Transfer fish to platter.
  5. Add basil and crushed red pepper to same skillet; sauté 1 minute.
  6. Add remaining ingredients; sauté until tomatoes are soft and juicy, about 2 minutes.
  7. Cut fish into large chunks and mix into sauce, serve.