Cilantro Lime Baked Flounder

Fish is a healthy light protein that we eat often.  This baked flounder was simple to make and tasted wonderful.

Recipe adapted from Food Network

Ingredients:

6 flounder filets

Juice and zest of 1 lime

½ teaspoon hot sauce (more if you like it spicy)

2 tablespoons fresh cilantro

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Directions:

1. Thaw flounder 24 hours in advance if using frozen filets.  I remove from the cellophane wrapper and place on a wire rack on top of a baking sheet and refrigerate to thaw.
2. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 
3. Mix lime juice, lime zest, olive oil, cilantro, and olive oil in a small bowl. 
4. Place filets in a 9×13 baking dish. Drizzle lime juice mixture over filets. 
5. Bake 12-15 minutes until fish is opaque and cooked through.
6. Enjoy!