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Best Recipe for Mediterranean Microwave Fish With Green Beans, Tomatoes, and Olives

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound green beans, trimmed
  • 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 1 ounce pitted Kalamata olives, thinly sliced (about 3 tablespoons)
  • 2 garlic cloves, very finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons dry white wine
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
  • 2 (6-ounce) skinless flounder or tilapia fillets, 1/2 inch thick
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • An 8x8-inch microwave-proof baking dish

Instructions

  1. Toss green beans, tomatoes, olives, garlic, wine, oil, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1/8 tsp. pepper in baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap, poke a small hole in the center, and microwave on high 3 minutes. Remove from microwave, uncover, and stir.
  2. Season fish on both sides with remaining 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. pepper, then arrange over green bean mixture in baking dish. Top each fillet with 2 thyme sprigs. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high 2 1/2 minutes. Check if fish is opaque; if not, continue microwaving at 20-second intervals. Remove from microwave and let sit, covered, 2 minutes.

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