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Lemon Sea Bass with Vietnamese Green Salad

Classic Vietnamese salad dressing made with fish sauce and lime juice but with a Mediterranian touch with the addition of sumac for extra bright flavour.

  • Author: Flaevor
  • Yield: 2 1x
  • Category: Fish

Ingredients

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  • 2 sea bass fillets
  • 1 courgette, cut into thin strips or cut with a spiralizer
  • 1 cucumber, sliced lengthwise  into paper-thin pieces (I use a vegetable peeler)
  • 2 spring onions, cut into thin slices, or shredded lengthwise
  • 1 red chilli (optional)
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp sumac or finely grated lemon rind
  • Lemon juice
  • Sea salt flakes

Instructions

  1. Sprinkle fish fillets with sea salt and sumac. Cook in a hot oiled frying pan until skin is crispy and flesh just cooked.
  2. Salad: Combine courgette, cucumber, spring onion, chilli fish sauce, lime juice and sesame oil. Season with salt as necessary.
  3. Transfer cucumber salad to a plate and top with sea bass fillet. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
  4. Serve!

 

Keywords: Lemon Sea Bass with Vietnamese Green Salad, Vietnamese fish, white fish fillets