Sea Bass With Pesto Dressing
This dish features tender sea bass cooked to perfection, topped with a vibrant mix of tomatoes, pine nuts, and zesty lemon. A flavorful pesto dressing adds a delicious herbaceous touch, creating a delightful harmony of flavors that make this recipe a true culinary delight.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- small handful fresh basil
- 1 tbsp pine nuts
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 sea bass
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tomato
- 1 tbsp pine nuts
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ lemon
Instructions
- For the pesto dressing, blend all the pesto dressing ingredients in a food processor to a coarse paste.
- For the sea bass, heat the olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the sea bass, skin-side down, for 3-4 minutes and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Turn the sea bass fillet over and fry for a further 3-4 minutes, or until the skin is crisp and golden-brown and the fish is cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside on a serving plate.
- Mix the tomato, pine nuts, olive oil, lemon zest and juice in a bowl. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- To serve, spoon the tomato and pine nut mixture over the sea bas, then spoon over the pesto dressing.
Cook Time
30M
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Serves 1
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