Baked Red Snapper With Ricotta Stuffing

Ingredients

4 lb snapper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup celery
1/8 cup olive oil
3/4 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon rind
1/2 cup onion
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup lemon
1 teaspoon paprika

Instructions

Clean, wash and dry fish. Sprinkle inside and out with salt.

Prepare stuffing: Saute celery and onion in 1/4 cup olive oil until soft. Remove from heat and combine with rest of stuffing ingredients, blending well. Stuff fish loosely. Close opening with small skewers or toothpicks. Place in well-greased baking pan. Brush with 2 tbsp. olive oil and bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 40-60 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Baste occassionally with drippings while fish is baking.