Receta Grilled Swordfish, Olive Relish; the potager
You can use any fish suitable for grilling – tuna, swordfish, halibut, snapper. They would all work well with the olive relish.
If you get sushi-grade tuna or swordfish you will want them seared but rare to medium-rare in the center.
Any leftover Olive Relish can be used with other grilled meats or simply eaten with savory biscuits or cheese.
Even mon mari liked this dish,,,,,,
Grilled Swordfish, Olive Relish
Total time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 swordfish or other fish steaks or filets, 6oz each (180gr each)
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 2 tsp Herbes de Provence
- Olive Relish:
- 2 medium shallots
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp Herbes de Provence
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 3 tbs chopped Kalamata or dry-cured Greek olives
- 3 tbs chopped green olives
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 4 tbs white wine
Instructions:
Brush fish lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with herbs.
Put fish in a grill basket or cook on a grill pan, particularly if the fish is thinner filets.
Cook on barbecue grill for 2 – 6 minutes per side, depending on thickness and grade of fish. Walleye or snapper will become opaque when done. Good tuna or swordfish you just want to brown the outside quickly.
When done, put on a small platter, spoon some Olive Relish on and serve,
Olive Relish:
Mince shallots and garlic.
Heat oil in small nonstick skillet. Add shallots, garlic and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
Add fennel seeds, herbs and sauté 1 minute longer.
Add olives, lemon and wine.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 1 minute.
Remove from heat, put into a small serving bowl.
Cover to keep warm until ready to use.
Note: Can also be cooked under broiler or sautéed in nonstick pan for roughly the same amount of time.
Note 2: I threw a few wood chips on the grill for a slightly smoky flavor.
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was taking a different approach with my Roma tomatoes this year.
Instead of trimming and tying and attempting to train them responsibly, I just let them grow wild. They look like bushes,,,, They’ve been producing tomatoes like crazy, most of them hidden among the leaves and lying on the ground.
The approach seems to be working. I’ve gotten 5 times the normal harvest already and they’re loaded with green tomatoes again,
I even got a few interesting specimens…..
They could be the result of cramped growth, but I don’t care…. I’m happy with my harvest.
As to the rest of the garden…..
My winter squashes were looking absolutely pathetic up until about 2 weeks ago when we had a few days of rain and cool weather.
There were a few squashes struggling and the vines were barely growing. I was ready to pull them up and concede defeat.
After the rains they exploded.
I can’t even see through the leaves to know what’s growing. Fingers crossed that there are lots of squashes and not too many weeds.
And that’s all for now…. We have the prettiest bright green frogs around this year – and the dogs just chased one into the house. I need to rescue it while the house is still standing.
Last update on August 26, 2015
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