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Herb Crusted Monkfish with Zucchini Salsa

This recipe sponsored by Black Swan Vineyards

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4

Ingredients

Monkfish Ingredients:

4 40-ounce monkfish fillets
Olive oil, for cooking

Cilantro crust:

1 1/2 ounces fresh sourdough breadcrumbs
1/2 ounce cilantro leaves
1/3 ounce pinenuts, roasted
1/3 ounce fresh finely grated parmesan
1 tablespoons olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Zucchini salsa:

2 ounces small green zucchinis, blanched and finely diced
1 fluid ounce extra virgin olive oil
1/2 fluid ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce Spanish (red) onion, finely diced
3 ounces vine-ripened tomatoes, quartered, seeded and finely diced
1 ounce Ligurian olives
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preparation

  1. Method:

    Step 1

    To make the cilantro crust, process all the ingredients except the olive oil to a rough paste. With the processor motor still running, add the olive oil in a thin stream until well combined. Neatly spread a tablespoon of the crust over one side of the fish fillets and set aside.

    Step 2

    To make the salsa, simply combine all ingredients gently together.

    Step 3

    Heat olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan and pan fry the fish fillets on a medium heat until the crust is golden and the fish just cooked through.

  2. To serve:

    Step 4

    Serve the fish with the zucchini salsa over the top and a fresh potato salad.

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