Last night was a night for whole fish, stuffed with garlic, lemon, basil, and rosemary. And with the temperature still hovering around 90º at dinnertime, a crunchy Caesar seemed like just the accompaniment.

Snapper Stuffed with Garlic and Herbs

Serves 2
1 whole fish (between 1 and 2 pounds)
salt
pepper
1/2 lemon, sliced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
handful of herbs, such as basil, rosemary, chives, or thyme

Preheat oven to 400ºF or set oven to broil. (Or grill if possible.) Wash the fish and pat completely dry. Make a slice down the fish lengthwise, for inserting the herbs. Coat the fish inside and out with more salt than seems reasonable – I’d say about 1 tbsp – and fresh ground black pepper. Then stuff the fish with slices of lemon, the garlic, and herbs. Place in a shallow pan in the oven and cook for ten minutes on each side.

Caesar Salad

Serves 2
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 anchovies
1 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise
salt
pepper
hot red pepper
4 cups of crunchy greens (like Romain and radicchio)
5 radishes, sliced thinly lengthwise

In a bowl, whisk together the oil, lemon juice, anchovies, mayo, salt, and pepper. Make sure to break up the anchovies so they integrate into the dressing. Before serving, toss with the lettuce and radishes.