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Pan Seared Red Snapper Fillet

With Parsley Pesto and Radish Salad

1 Snapper fillet per serving
1 whole scallion, sliced thin, plus the green parts of 2 scallions, sliced thin
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tbsp. butter
3 whole radishes
1 container of sprouts
Lemon

Parsley Pesto Sauce
1 c. (packed) fresh Italian parsley leaves
2 cloves of garlic
1/3 c. chopped walnuts
2/3 c. olive oil
1/4 c. parmesan cheese
Salt to taste

1. Make Pesto Sauce. Add all ingredients in a food processor except olive oil and parmesan cheese. Process until walnuts are finely chopped. With the motor running add olive oil in a small stream until mixture is smooth. Stop and add cheese and pulse three times.
Set aside until presentation.
2. Slice radishes into thin disc and then into matchsticks. Add 1/2 c. of sprouts and mix together with a squeeze of lemon. Set aside for presentation.
3. In a sauce pan, add 1 Tbsp. olive oil and 1 Tbsp. butter on medium heat. Cut red snapper fillet in triangle shape into 3 pieces. Salt and pepper both sides and lay in the pan with skin side down. Cook 2 minutes on each side.
4. Plating: Add 3 separate circles of pesto sauce on the plate. Add radish salad on each circle and top with a piece of red snapper.
 

NOTE: If you don't feel like cooking at home, come on down to my restaurant and I will cook it for you.
Tene Shake, Owner, Lattitudes at Lover's Point Restaurant

Coastal Cuisine with Chef Tene Shake ... 585 Cannery Row, Ste 203 ... Monterey, California 93940
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