Pan-fried fish with tabouli

Recipes / Fish

Homemade tabouli topped with omega-3-rich fish Smart, healthy weeknight eating doesnt get better.

Recipe «Pan-fried fish with tabouli» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 05 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 170g burghul, 2 large vine ripened tomatoes, quartered, deseeded, finely chopped, 1 Lebanese cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded, finely chopped, 1/4 cup chopped fresh continental parsley, 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint , 6 shallots, ends trimmed, pale section only, finely chopped, 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 2 tsp olive oil , 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, Olive oil, extra, to grease, 4 firm white fish fillets, 2 lemons, halved.

Ingredients:

  • 170g burghul 
  • 2 large vine ripened tomatoes, quartered, deseeded, finely chopped 
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded, finely chopped 
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh continental parsley 
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint 
  • 6 shallots, ends trimmed, pale section only, finely chopped 
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice 
  • 2 tsp olive oil 
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 
  • Olive oil, extra, to grease 
  • 4 firm white fish fillets 
  • 2 lemons, halved 

Instructions

  1. Place the burghul in a heatproof bowl. Add enough boiling water to cover. Set aside for 20 minutes to soak. Drain and remove as much liquid as possible. Transfer to a large bowl.
  2. Stir in the tomato, cucumber, parsley, mint, shallot, lemon juice, oil and cinnamon. Taste and season with pepper.
  3. Preheat a barbecue flat plate or large frying pan on high. Brush with oil to lightly grease. Add the fish and cook for 2 minutes each side or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork in the thickest part. Add the lemons, cut-side down, and cook for 1-2 minutes or until golden and caramelised.
  4. Divide the tabouli among serving plates. Top with the fish and serve with the caramelised lemon.