mediterranean bulgar wheat salad with lime steamed parcel sea bass.
if you are a vegetarian this salad also works well with feta crumbled over the top.
salad ingredients:
- 1 cup of bulgar wheat
- 113g spring onions
- 28g parsley
- 198g edamame shelled soybean
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- the juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- a pinch of cayenne chilli pepper
salad directions:
- pre heat the oven at 180* for the fish fillets.
- dice the onion and tomato.
- soften the onions with the olive oil in a pan, until translucent.
- stir in the tomato paste, cumin and cayenne pepper
- juice a lime.
- stir in diced tomatoes, and lime juice.
- add 1/4 cup of water and stir thoroughly.
- simmer over a medium heat for 2/3 minutes.
- stir in the bulgar wheat.
- add salt and pepper to taste.
- turn the heat off and cover the pot with a lid, allow to rest for 30 minutes.
- stir in the edamame shelled soybeans.
- finely chop the spring onions and parsley.
fish ingredients:
- 4 boneless fillets of sea bass
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 4 spring onions
- 1 lime
- salt and pepper to taste
- kitchen foil
sea bass directions:
- place one fillet of sea bass on a square sheet of kitchen foil,
- with a garlic crusher, smash the clove of garlic directly over the sea bass,
- finely chop spring onions and slice the lime,
- sprinkle the spring onions over the fillet and top with the slices of lime.
- place the opposite side to the fillet over the top,
- enclose the prepared sea bass in the kitchen foil, folding the edges together and gentle squeezing the sides.
- place in the pre heated oven for 15 minutes
- serve along side the bulgar wheat salad, topping with the spring onions and parsley.
- enjoy!