Name: Snapper with Almonds
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons butter; 4 snapper fillets (monkfish, halibut, or cod works, too), with skin, about 4 ounces each; Salt and freshly ground pepper; Juice of 1 lemon; 1/2 cup chopped parsley

Editor's note: The recipe and introductory text below are from French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano.

I didn't much care for fish when I was growing up, but I loved nuts. My mother knew both were essential for good nutrition, so she invented this way of slipping in the fish.

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