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Try this recipe for red mullet with romesco potato salad, then check out our red mullet soup, pan-fried cod, sea bass parcels and more fish recipes.

Ingredients

  • 250g new potatoes, halved if large
  • 50g blanched almonds
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 200g (drained weight) roasted red peppers from a jar
  • 50ml extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp hot smoked paprika
  • ½ lemon, juiced, plus extra wedges to serve
  • 1 tsp (optional) runny honey
  • 2 fillets red mullet
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • a handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • green beans or salad, to serve

Method

  • STEP 1

    Cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling salted water for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain and leave to steam-dry.

  • STEP 2

    Meanwhile, toast the almonds in a dry frying pan for 3-4 minutes or until lightly golden and smelling toasted. Tip out and leave to cool for a few minutes, then transfer to a food processor. Peel the garlic and add to the food processor along with the peppers, olive oil, paprika and lemon juice. Blend until smooth, then check for seasoning, adding a dash more lemon juice or paprika if you like, along with some salt and pepper. Add the honey to balance any bitterness in the olive oil, if needed. Tip into a bowl and fold in the warm potatoes. Leave to rest while you cook the red mullet.

  • STEP 3

    Pat the fish fillets dry on kitchen paper and remove any pin bones with tweezers. Season the flour, then use this to dust both sides of the fish – this will help crisp the skin when frying. Heat the vegetable oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat and, once hot, carefully lower in the fish, skin-side down. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until crisp. If the fillets start to curl up, gently press them down into the pan using a fish slice. Flip and cook for a further minute before removing from the pan.

  • STEP 4

    Toss most of the parsley into the potato salad, then divide between two plates. Top with the red mullet and the remaining parsley, then serve with green beans or salad.

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