Spanish Fish with Sweetcorn Salsa and Spiced Rice

Spanish Fish with Sweetcorn Salsa and Spiced Rice

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, January 21, 2018.

Alternatively, cook fish on BBQ hot plate for 1-2 minutes each side, until just cooked through.


Ingredients

Spiced Rice

  • 1 tablespoon rice spices
  • 2 cups jasmine rice
  • 3 cups water
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Sweetcorn Salsa

  • 2 corn cobs
  • ½ telegraph cucumber *
  • 1 tomato
  • 3 tablespoons chopped basil leaves
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar

Spanish Fish

  • 600g fish fillets
  • 1 tablespoon Spanish spice blend
  • 1 teaspoon salt

To serve

  • 2 tablespoons chopped basil leaves
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise

Steps

  1. Bring a full kettle to the boil. Preheat BBQ hot plate to high (if using). Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot on medium heat and toast rice spices for about 2 minutes, until fragrant.
  2. Add rice, water and salt to pot and bring to the boil. As soon as it boils, cover with a tight-fitting lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 12 minutes. Turn off heat and leave to steam, still covered, for a further 8 minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  3. While rice cooks, remove kernels from corn cob and place in a heat-proof bowl. Cover with boiling water and soak for about 5 minutes, until bright and tender. Drain and rinse under cold water.
  4. Pat fish dry and remove any remaining scales and bones. Cut into 5cm pieces and toss in a shallow bowl with Spanish spice blend and salt. Season with pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on high heat. Cook fish, in batches, for 1-2 minutes each side, until just cooked through.
  5. While fish cooks, dice cucumber and tomato 1cm and toss in a medium bowl with cooked corn and all remaining sweetcorn salsa ingredients. Season to taste and set aside. Mix together second measure of basil and mayonnaise in a small bowl.
  6. To serve, spread basil mayonnaise onto plates and place ¾ cup cooked rice on each. Top with Spanish fish and sweetcorn salsa.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2035 kj
486 kcal
Protein 33.7g
Carbohydrate 56.2g
Fat 13.7g