Mediterranean Microwave Fish With Green Beans, Tomatoes, and Olives

Name: Mediterranean Microwave Fish With Green Beans, Tomatoes, and Olives
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: ½ pound green beans; ½ pint cherry tomatoes; 1 ounce Kalamata olives; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tablespoons dry white wine; 1 tablespoon olive oil; ¾ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon black pepper; 2 fillets flounder or tilapia; 2 sprigs thyme; 1 piece microwave-proof baking dish

A quick and healthy Mediterranean-style fish dish made in the microwave, featuring tender flounder or tilapia fillets served with green beans, cherry tomatoes, and Kalamata olives in a white wine and garlic sauce.

2 servings

8 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•½ pound green beans
•½ pint cherry tomatoes
•1 ounce Kalamata olives
•2 cloves garlic
•2 tablespoons dry white wine
•1 tablespoon olive oil
•¾ teaspoon kosher salt
•¼ teaspoon black pepper
•2 fillets flounder or tilapia
•2 sprigs thyme
•1 piece microwave-proof baking dish

Cooking Instructions

1.
Toss green beans, tomatoes, olives, garlic, wine, oil, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1/8 tsp. pepper in baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap, poke a small hole in the center, and microwave on high 3 minutes. Remove from microwave, uncover, and stir.
3 min
2.
Season fish on both sides with remaining 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. pepper, then arrange over green bean mixture in baking dish. Top each fillet with 2 thyme sprigs. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high 2 1/2 minutes. Check if fish is opaque; if not, continue microwaving at 20-second intervals. Remove from microwave and let sit, covered, 2 minutes.
5 min