Ingredients

  • 4 40-ounce monkfish fillets
  • Olive oil, for cooking
  • 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
  • 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

Method

  • 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.
  • To make the salsa, simply combine all ingredients gently together.
  • 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.
  • Serve the fish with the zucchini salsa over the top and a fresh potato salad.