sea bass on panzanella salad
A light Summery dish fill of lively flavours.
Ingredients
- 1 handful cherry tomatoes about 10 or so
- 3 spring onions ½ red onion would also work
- 1 fillet sea bass
- 2 slices baguette
- balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil to garnish
Instructions
- Get a frying pan over a medium heat. While it heats, halve the cherry tomatoes and finely slice your onion.
- Add a splash of oil to your pan and gently fry the tomatoes and onion just to soften slightly. They only need 5 minutes max. Remove to a bowl and stir in olives and capers.
- Season the fish all over. Slice lightly across the skin 2 or 3 times - this will prevent it curling up. Add the sea bass skin side down to the pan and hold with the back of a fish slice or your fingers to convince it to lie flat. After 3 minutes deftly flick the sea bass on to the flesh side and cook for 1 more minute. Transfer to a board or plate to rest while you toast the bread.
- Put your slices of bread in the pan and cook for 1 - 2 minutes per side to toast.
- To serve, arrange your tomato mix on a plate and top with the toasts. Place the fish on top and drizzle over balsamic glaze (or really good quality balsamic vinegar) and extra virgin olive oil. Serve immediately.
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Notes
This can be bulked up with a little more veg in the salad; peppers and courgettes would be nice. Additionally consider serving with skinny fries to get an odd take on fish 'n' chips. A little rocket would also be really nice.