How to make a superfood salad with sea bass and salsa verde

With the likes of edamame beans, sprouting broccoli, avocados and quinoa, this salad is full of greens and packs a punch with a tasty salsa verde sauce

Sunday 01 October 2017 12:11 BST
Comments

A superfood salad with sea bass and salsa verde

Serves two

Two sea bass fillets 
80g long stem, sprouting broccoli
50g edamame beans 
Two avocados
150g cooked quinoa
Two bags baby spinach
1/2 pomegranate, remove the seeds then set them aside to use
30g pumpkin seeds tossed gently in a dry pan until slightly popped

For the salsa verde sauce

One garlic clove, crushed
Tbsp of capers
Tbsp of gherkins 
Two anchovy fillets
Two large handfuls parsley
One bunch fresh basil
1/4 tablespoon of mustard
One tbsp of white wine vinegar
Two tabps virgin olive oil

Preheat the oven to 190C and drizzle the sea bass fillets with olive oil. Place in the oven until the fillets are flaky and cooked through (approximately 15 minutes). Put the quinoa in a medium pan and add 300ml of boiling water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed. This should be between 15 and 20 minutes. Once the liquid is absorbed, fluff with a fork.

Pour a spoonful of olive oil into a frying pan, then add the broccoli and a pinch of salt and pepper. Fry for two to three minutes to soften, then add the edamame beans and cook for an extra minute. Remove all from the heat and mix together in a large bowl with the quinoa.

Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Chop the capers, anchovies, garlic and herbs, mixing all together well. Add the mustard, vinegar and seasoning, then stir in the olive oil until the sauce is at the right consistency. Set aside. Cut the avocados in half, remove the stones and slice. Toast the pumpkin seeds in a frying pan for several minutes, then add to the top of the salad.

Begin to plate everything up. Add the spinach, then the quinoa and broccoli mixture. Top with pumpkin and pomegranate seeds, then add your sea bass to the top of the salad. To finish, pour the previously prepared salsa verde sauce over the top of the fish.

Recipe courtesy of The Saucy Fish Co. For more information, visit thesaucyfishco.com

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in