Classic Vietnamese salad dressing made with fish sauce and lime juice but with a Mediterranian touch with the addition of sumac for extra bright flavour.
Author:Flaevor
Yield:21x
Category:Fish
Ingredients
Scale
2 sea bass fillets
1 courgette, cut into thin strips or cut with a spiralizer
1 cucumber, sliced lengthwise into paper-thin pieces (I use a vegetable peeler)
2 spring onions, cut into thin slices, or shredded lengthwise
1 red chilli (optional)
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp lime juice
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 tsp sumac or finely grated lemon rind
Lemon juice
Sea salt flakes
Instructions
Sprinkle fish fillets with sea salt and sumac. Cook in a hot oiled frying pan until skin is crispy and flesh just cooked.
Salad: Combine courgette, cucumber, spring onion, chilli fish sauce, lime juice and sesame oil. Season with salt as necessary.
Transfer cucumber salad to a plate and top with sea bass fillet. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
Serve!
Keywords: Lemon Sea Bass with Vietnamese Green Salad, Vietnamese fish, white fish fillets