This Tomato and Red Onion Salad could be served with any of the other recipes. It would be particularly nice with the Spiced Haddock.
Serves 4
Cooking time:
Ingredients
4 whiting fillets, around 175g each, skinned and boned
½ tablesp. olive oil
A little salt and black pepper
A knob of butter
Tomato and Red Onion Salad
200g tomatoes, roughly chopped
½ small red onion, thinly sliced
Juice of half a lemon
2 tablesp. olive oil
Salt and black pepper
Bunch of chives, thinly sliced
Pea and Potato Mash
1kg potatoes, peeled and freshly cooked
150g frozen peas, cooked
6 tablesp. milk
25g butter
To Cook
Heat a little olive oil in a large frying pan. Season the fish and add to the pan, skin side up. Fry for 3-4 minutes then turn it over. Add a knob of butter to the pan and continue to cook the fish for another 3-4 minutes until it flakes easily with a fork. As the butter melts spoon it over the fish.
Meanwhile combine the salad ingredients. Taste for seasoning.
Heat the milk and butter in a saucepan then combine with the cooked potatoes and peas. Mash well. Season to taste.
Serving Suggestions
Serve the fish with the Tomato and Red Onion Salad and Pea and Potato Mash.
100g baby/new season potatoes (or 2cm cubed Roosters)
½ fennel bulb, finely sliced
1 small courgette
50g cook lentils
30g pomegranate seeds
10 green beans, topped and tailed
10g sunflower seeds
For the dressing:
2tbsp olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
½ tsp dill
1tsp chopped parsley
Method
Cook the potatoes in salted boiling water until tender, drain and once cool enough to handle cut in half. Place into a mixing bowl. Cook the green beans in the potato water until tender and place into the bowl.
Take a vegetable peeler to make ribbons of courgette and place into the bowl.
Add the finely sliced fennel, cooked lentils and pomegranate seeds.
Make the dressing by simply mixing all the ingredients together and pour over the salad. Mix well and serve with a scattering of sunflower seeds.