Name: Mexican Sea Bream with Roasted Lemon Courgettes & Spicy Lime Seasoning
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 600 g/1lb 5 oz courgettes; 3 large thyme sprigs; 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 tomatoes; leaves from 1 large thyme sprig; 2 chipotle chillies; 1 handful of coriander leaves; 4 garlic cloves; 1 red onion; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp paprika; ½ lemon; 2 limes; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tsp sea salt; 1 tsp brown sugar; 4 large flour tortillas; 2 tbsp best-quality extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp crushed chilli flakes; 4 sea bream fillets (about 125 g/4½ oz each)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Mighty Spice Express Cookbook

By John Gregory-Smith

Published 2013

About

This meal tastes awesome and is so quick to make. The beauty of the dish comes from the flavour of the sauce, which has a pronounced smoky edge. I have taken a tip from Mexican cooking and charred the onion, garlic and tomatoes before chucking them into a blender with spices to make the sauce. This might sound a bit fussy, but it only takes a few extra minutes and it adds so much to the overall flavour – and the smokiness is exaggerated even more by using chipotle chillies. Cinnamon and pap