Crispy Spiced Sea Bass, Quinoa Salad & Coriander Dressing

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1/3 daily fibre 4 of 5 a day Low sat fat

Crispy Spiced Sea Bass, Quinoa Salad & Coriander Dressing

Prep time: 20 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Cuisine: Asian
Food group: Fish

Sustainably caught seabass goes great with a herby coriander and lime dressing. Coated in a Sri Lankan spice blend and seared till perfectly tender. Serve with a veg-packed salad of juicy plum tomatoes, carrots, cabbage and good-for-you quinoa. Scattered with pickled onions to complete the spread.

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  1. Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9. Cut the sweet potato into 2cm cubes. Place onto a lined baking tray and toss with the cumin, 2 tsp oil, a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Roast for 20-25 mins, until soft and golden. Set aside to cool to room temperature for a cold salad (optional).
  2. Make the pickled onions; zest and halve the lemon. Thinly slice the onion and place in a small bowl with the juice from the lemon and a pinch of sea salt. Mix and leave to pickle.
  3. Trim and finely slice the cabbage. Coarsely grate the carrots (peel optional). Quarter the tomatoes. Finely chop the coriander. In a small bowl, mix the coriander with the lime, coriander and chilli dressing.
  4. In the final 5 mins of roasting the sweet potatoes, heat a large frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium heat. Coat the sea bass with half the spice blend, a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Add the fish, skin-side down, and cook for 2-3 mins, per side, until cooked through.
  5. Place the quinoa, carrots, tomatoes and cabbage into a large mixing bowl. Add half the pickled onion, all the pickling liquid and season with sea salt and black pepper. Mix together well.
  6. Toss the roasted sweet potato into the quinoa salad and serve on plates with the fish. Scatter over the remaining pickled onions. Drizzle with the coriander dressing.

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