The first step of this baked red snapper fillet recipe is preheating your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Take your Cameron’s red snapper fillet and score it on the skin side about halfway through the fish and 2 inches apart; this will allow the herb mixture to permeate the meat of the fish and keep the fish from curling up.

Put your olive oil, garlic, parsley, thyme, lemon juice, and salt and pepper into a food processor and blend until the garlic and herbs are in tiny pieces. Line a baking dish that is large enough to fit your fillet with foil and place your lemon slices on the foil. Rub your herb mixture all over your red snapper fillet and inside the scores you made on the fish.

Place the red snapper on top of the lemon slices and bake for about 15 minutes. You are going to want to check your snapper starting at around 12 minutes. You want it to be fork flakey but not overdone. If it is too rubbery and not flakey, it needs some more time in the oven.

We found that these red snapper fillets are great served with roasted potatoes and a salad, but there are so many options you could choose as your side. A simple brown butter sauced pasta or rice pilaf would be lovely too.