Thursday, July 22, 2010

Grilled Fish Tostada Salad

INGREDIENTS:

4 each 6oz Fresh Fish Fillets
1 tsp. Creole seasoning blend
½ tsp. Kosher salt
8 small flour tortillas
12 ounces finely shredded cheese (Mexican blend)
6 cups spring mix of lettuce, washed, dried and torn
½ cup Citrus Vinaigrette (see recipe below)
½ cup cooked corn kernels
4 oz. sliced roasted peppers (red, yellow or poblano)
8 ounces Tomato Salsa (see recipe below)
¼ cup Chimichurri Sauce (see recipe below)
1 ripe avocado, quartered and cut into fan

PREPARATION:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Season fish on both sides with Creole seasoning and kosher salt. Grill on each side until done, or until fish reaches 145ºF. Remove from grill.
While fish is grilling, lay tortillas on baking sheet. With a fork, poke holes in tortillas, ½ inch apart over the whole tortilla. Lightly brush with olive oil and bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Evenly sprinkle cheese onto tortillas and continue baking until cheese is completely melted.
Place 2 tortillas on each of four plates. Toss spring mix with citrus vinaigrette, corn kernels, and peppers and mound one-fourth of mixture on top of each plate of tortillas. Sprinkle tomato salsa over salad mix.
When done, slice fish and place on top of salad, drizzle with chimichurri sauce. Top with avocado fan.

Citrus Vinaigrette

INGREDIENTS:

2 Tbsp. olive oil
2/3-cup rice wine vinegar
1/3 cup orange juice
1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. honey
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 Tbsp. minced shallots
½ tsp. Creole seasoning
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
Mix all ingredients together. Refrigerate.

Chimichurri Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
½ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 tsp. kosher salt
½ tsp. black pepper
1 bunch (1 ½ ounces) flat-leaf parsley, stemmed and minced
½ bunch (½ ounce) cilantro, stemmed and minced
½ tsp. dried oregano
Scallion tops, thinly sliced
4 tsp. minced garlic
PREPARATION:
Combine the olive oil, rice vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Using a wire whisk, mix until evenly blended.
Add all remaining ingredients and, using a rubber spatula, gently mix until evenly blended. The mixture should be highly seasoned; add more salt or vinegar, if desired. Refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Tomato Salsa

INGREDIENTS:

1 ½ lbs. plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
½ cup finely diced red onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1 fresh jalapeno (about 2 tsp.), stemmed and finely diced
1 tsp. Creole seasoning blend
Kosher salt, to taste
Juice of one lime
2 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil
Mix all ingredients together. Refrigerate.

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