PAN-FRIED JOHN DORY WITH ORANGE, PARSLEY & DATE SALAD

It doesn’t come much simpler than this: a beautiful piece of pan-fried fish with a sweet little tumble of orange, dates, parsley and onion. So simple, but so tasty … the salad can be made a few hours ahead and the fish only takes minutes to cook just before serving.

SERVES
6
PREP TIME
10 mins
COOK TIME
5 mins
ALTERNATIVE SPECIES
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INGREDIENTS

6 x 180g John Dory fillets, skin on
Salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 
1 lemon, juiced

METHOD

Make Orange, Parsley & Date Salad: combine all ingredients, including the reserved orange juice.   Season fillets well on both sides with salt and pepper.

Heat a frying pan over high heat and add olive oil. Place fillets in pan, skin-side down, and cook for 2-3 minutes until the skin is well browned and the flesh is almost cooked through. Turn, add a good squeeze of lemon juice, cook for a further minute then remove from pan.

Serve with salad on the side.  

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