Sea Bass With Pesto Dressing

Sea Bass With Pesto Dressing
  • Author: Alex Mackay

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.

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Cook Time

30M

Prep Time

PT30M

Yield

Serves 1