Pan-Fried Fish with Lemon Caper Mayo and Crispy Potatoes

Pan-Fried Fish with Lemon Caper Mayo and Crispy Potatoes

Ready in 30 minutes • Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, July 31, 2016.
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Lemon caper mayo goes perfectly with fish.

Ingredients

CRISPY POTATOES

  • 400g potatoes, scrubbed and sliced into 0.5cm-thick rounds
  • 1½ teaspoons olive oil

WINTER SALAD

  • ½ beetroot
  • 1 orange
  • ½ teaspoon mustard (e.g. Dijon, wholegrain)
  • ½ teaspoon runny honey
  • 1½ teaspoons vinegar (e.g. white wine, cider)
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ bag baby spinach leaves

PAN-FRIED FISH WITH LEMON CAPER MAYO

  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon roughly chopped capers
  • 1½ teaspoons lemon juice
  • 300g fish fillets
  • 1½ teaspoons butter
  • 1½ teaspoons olive oil

TO SERVE

  • ½ lemon, cut into wedges

Steps

  1. oven to 220°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
  2. Toss potatoes with olive oil on prepared tray. Arrange in a single layer and season with salt and pepper. Roast for about 25 minutes, or until golden. Turn once during cooking.
  3. Peel and grate beetroot; remove skin from orange, cut flesh into segments then halve segments; place both in a large bowl. Whisk all remaining winter salad ingredients (except baby spinach) in a small bowl and set aside.
  4. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, capers and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside.
  5. Pat fish dry with paper towels, remove any remaining scales or bones and season with salt and pepper. Heat butter and oil in a medium fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook fish for 1–2 minutes each side (depending on thickness), or until just cooked through.
  6. Gently toss beetroot and orange with spinach and dressing just before serving.
  7. Divide crispy potatoes, winter salad and pan-fried fish between plates. Spoon over lemon caper mayo and squeeze over lemon juice just before eating.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1992 kj
476 kcal
Protein 29.8g
Carbohydrate 33.2g
Fat 24.1g