Sea bass & artichoke salad

Quick Valentine's Day recipe for 2 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has couscous, artichoke, dijon mustard, olive oil, dill, parsley, lemon, watercress and sea bass fillets.

Sea bass & artichoke salad

Sea bass & artichoke salad

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Quick Valentines Day
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

5 mins

Ingredients

  • Olive Oil: 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • Couscous: 100g couscous
  • Dill: 1/2 small pack dill, leaves finely chopped
  • Parsley: 1/2 small pack parsley, leaves finely chopped
  • Lemon: 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • Dijon Mustard: 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • Watercress: 2 large handfuls watercress
  • Artichoke: 175g pack chargrilled artichokes, roughly chopped
  • Sea Bass Fillets: 2 sea bass fillets

Directions

  1. Cook the couscous following pack instructions, then mix with the artichokes.Whiskthe mustard with the oil from the artichoke pack, along with 1/2 tbsp olive oil, then add it to the couscous. Toss the herbs into the salad, along with the lemon zest and juice, some seasoning and the watercress.
  2. Heat the remaining oil in a large,non-stick frying panover a medium-high heat. Season the sea bass skin, then place it, skin-side down, in the oil. Use the back of a fish slice to hold the fish down, as it will start to curl up a bit. Once the flesh is nearly all opaque, around 3 mins, flip over and cook for 1 min more. Divide the salad between two plates and place the fish on top.