Mediterranean-style Marinated Fish (or Chicken!) Fillets

Total Time: 24 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (4 ounce) fish fillets or 2 (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)

Recipe

• 1 in a shallow bowl, mix oil, vinegar, pepper, basil/thyme and garlic.
• 2 coat both sides of fillets.
• 3 break bay leaves into 3-4 pieces, press onto both sides of fillets.
• 4 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight (overnight is better!) remove bay leaves and discard extra marinade.
• 5 sprinkle with salt and cook over medium high heat in large skillet (nonstick is best).
• 6 for example: a thick cod fillet will need about 4 minutes per side, thin long fillets 2-3 minutes/side.
• 7 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.