Sea Bream Carpaccio, Roast Tomatoes, and Olives

Carpaccio di Orata, Pomodorini e Olive Taggiasche

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Preparation info
  • Serves:

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      40 min

Appears in
Better Than Nonna: Modernised Italian Recipes

By Danilo Cortellini

Published 2024

  • About

This relatively easy dish is great as a starter or a refreshing main course during warmer months. Preparing the sea bream in advance is key, as you can store the fillets in the freezer for last-minute use. Sea bass is a great substitute if needed.

Ingredients

For the dish

  • 4 sea bream (about 300 g each, yielding 8 fillets)

Method

For the sea bream

Remove the scales from the sea bream by rubbing the back of a knife against them. Do this over the sink as it can get messy. Rinse the fish and remove the guts by opening the skin with scissors and pulling them out (or ask the fishmonger to do it for you). Rinse and pat dry.

To fillet the fish, make an incision along the back to re