Pan-Fried Sole, Apricot Salsa and Potato Salad

By OcadoLife
This Pan-Fried Sole, Apricot Salsa and Potato Salad dish from chef and cookery teacher Nena Foster pairs a tangy and sweet stone fruit salsa with crispy-skinned succulent fish – and it’s all ready in just 30 minutes. A…
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Ingredients

15 total
  • 250 g of apricots, stoned and diced
  • 150 g of tomatoes, diced
  • 5 anchovies, 2 chopped to a paste and 3 finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, 1 crushed or grated and 1 whole
  • 1 tbsp of coriander seeds, toasted and crushed
  • 7.5 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
  • 2.5 tbsp of cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp of basil, chopped
  • 2 tbsp of flat-leaf parsley
  • 400 g of salad potatoes
  • 100 g of fine green beans, trimmed
  • 150 g of sugar snap peas
  • 1 tsp of dijon mustard
  • 4 lemon or dover sole fillets
  • 20 g of brown rice flour or plain flour (gluten free if required)

Method

4 steps
  1. Step 1

    To make the salsa, combine the apricots and tomatoes with the 2 anchovies chopped to a paste, the crushed garlic, coriander seeds, 2½ tbsp of the extra virgin olive oil, 1½ tbsp of the cider vinegar and half the chopped herbs. Season to taste and set aside (or chill if making ahead).

  2. Step 2

    To make the potato salad, boil the potatoes in a large pan of salted water for 10 mins, until tender. Add the beans and peas and cook for 3 mins more. Drain and return to the pan. In a blender, blitz the 3 finely chopped anchovies with the remaining garlic clove, 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp cider vinegar, the mustard and a pinch of salt. Pour over the potatoes and beans, add the remaining herbs and toss to combine; season well.

  3. Step 3

    Pat the fish dry with kitchen towel, then season and dust with flour. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook skin-side down for 2-3 mins; turn and cook for 2-3 mins more until it’s cooked through.

  4. Step 4

    Serve the fish topped with the salsa and potato salad on the side.