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Pan Roasted Snapper with Summer Fennel Salad & Farro Pilaf

Yields1 Serving

Recipe courtesy of Olives en Folie, Oakville. Visit them at olivesenfolie.com or call 905.845.5483

Pan Roasted Snapper

Snapper
 4x 6-7 oz. pieces beautiful Snapper
 2oz butter
 2oz olive oil
Farro Pilaf
 6 oz Farro (Spelt)
 1 tbsp. butter
 1/4 pc white onion
 2 cloves garlic, chopped
 1 ¼ cup fish or lobster stock
 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
 ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
 3-4 leaves fresh mint, chopped
 Salt & pepper (taste)
Fennel Salad
 4 oz fresh raw fennel, shaved thin
 4 oz baby spinach
 4-5 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped
 ½ pint cherry tomatoes, halved
 1 oz extra virgin olive oil
 Salt & pepper (taste)
Snapper
1

Warm butter and olive oil together in a non-stick sauté pan. Season the fish on both sides with kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper.

2

Just as the butter starts to bubble, add the fish to pan, skin side down and cook on medium heat until 95% cooked through, then flip the fish over, remove from heat and leave in the pan.

3

Assemble the remaining items on a plate as the snapper is resting in its pan. Top the salad and Farro Pilaf with the fish, garnish and serve.

Farro Pilaf
4

Sweat onion and garlic in butter until translucent. Add the stock, bring to a simmer, then add Farro.

5

Reduce heat to low, cover. Cook until the Farro is tender. Remove from heat, season to taste with salt and pepper, add lemon juice and fresh herbs

Fennel Summer Salad
6

Combine all ingredients together, taste for seasoning.