John Dory with Caper, Black Olive and Vine Tomato Salad

Name: John Dory with Caper, Black Olive and Vine Tomato Salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 50 g fine capers; 2 tsp sea salt; 50 g basil shoots; 250 g small plum vine tomatoes; 80 g black olives; 2 small red onions; 75 ml good-quality olive oil; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; olive oil; 10 g butter; juice of half a lemon; 4 x 150 g fillets John Dory (skin on); Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How To Eat In

By Adam Byatt

Published 2010

About

This is a simple, summery salad that will deliver exactly what it says on the tin, so long as you take the time to buy great ingredients. We use a small Italian plum tomato called San Marzano, bought still on the vine. These tomatoes need cutting down the centre, a sprinkling of salt and not much else.

Ingredients

4 x 150 g fillets John Dory (skin on)
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
olive oil
10

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Summer

Method

Preparation

For the salad, cut each tomato lengthways into halves or quarters, depending on their size. Cut the olives lengthways and remove the stones. Peel and finely slice the onions.

Place the tomatoes, olives and onions in a large bowl and combine well with the oil, capers and salt. Add half the basil shoots and mix well. Leave to marinate in a tray or other flat containe