Red mullet with crushed potatoes and fennel salad

Name: Red mullet with crushed potatoes and fennel salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 red mullet fillets; a sprig of fresh dill, chopped; light olive oil, for baking tray; freshly ground black pepper; ¼ bunch spring onions, chopped; juice of 1 lemon; 2 fennel bulbs; 50 ml sherry vinegar; 100 ml extra virgin olive oil; salt; 400 g new potatoes, peeled

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simple to Sensational

By Jun Tanaka

Published 2010

About

Fennel and fish is a natural combination. Crushing potatoes is a great alternative to mash, but unlike mash it works better with waxy potatoes.

Ingredients

400 g new potatoes, peeled
salt
100 ml extra virgin olive oil

Fish course
Pescatarian
Simple
Gluten-free

Method

Place the potatoes in a pan, cover with cold water, add salt and simmer until cooked. Drain in a colander, add half the olive oil, sherry vinegar and spring onions and season. Crush with a fork and keep to one side.
To make the fennel salad, cut the fennel into quarters and cut out the root. Finely slice and place in a bowl, add the remaining olive oil, lemon j