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Ingredients

  •  Serves 4
  • For the raw cauliflower "couscous"
  • ½ sunflower seeds
  • ½ cup pumpkin seeds
  • 1/2 medium head cauliflower, cut into florets
  • Juice of 1 medium lemon, plus more to taste
  • ½ cup fresh flat leaf parsley leaves, torn
  • 1 preserved lemon
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus more to taste
  • For the fish
  • 4 fillets fresh fish
  • Sea salt
  • Glug oil, for frying
  • 1 Tbsp butter for frying
  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for serving
  • Lemon wedges for serving

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PANFRIED FISH WITH CAULIFLOWER COUSCOUS

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Method

  •  Make the couscous Place the seeds in a food processor and pulse to a bread crumb-like texture
  • Pour them into a large bowl
  • Place half the cauliflower florets in the food processor and pulse until they’re a couscous-like texture
  • Add to the seeds and repeat with the remaining florets
  • Add the lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, and preserved lemon - cut into quarters, flesh removed, washed, and finely chop the zest (or add the zest of 1 lemon) to the cauliflower mixture and stir to combine
  • Season with the salt and add more olive oil and lemon juice to taste, if desired
  • Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving to allow the flavors to mingle
  • To cook the fish Pat the fish dry and season on both sides with salt
  • Heat the glug of oil and butter—just enough to coat the surface of 1 large fry pan to medium heat
  • Place the fish in the skillet, skin side down (or, if the fish has no skin, the side that had the skin), until crisp and golden, about 2 minutes
  • Flip the fish and continue to cook until the fish is opaque throughout, another 2 to 3 minutes, depending on the size of the fish
  • Serve the fish fillets with this delicious cauliflower couscous, wedges of lemon and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil

Comments

 Thanks to BRYDONE ORGANIC GROWERS for providing the organic cauliflower used in the demonstration at the Otago Farmers Market kitchen.

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