GLAZED GRAPEFRUIT SALAD WITH SALMON AND SEA BREAM
Ingredients
- 3 pink grapefruit
- 3 white grapefruit
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 vanilla pod
- split
- seeds scraped out with a knife (the empty pod can be reserved for another recipe)
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 60g/2½oz red chard
- 60g/2½oz mizuna leaves
- 60g/2½oz rocket leaves
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 200g/7oz salmon fillet
- skin removed
- pin bones removed
- cut into 4 pieces
- 250g/9oz sea bream fillet
- skin on
- cut into 4 pieces
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- For the glazed grapefruit salad
- remove the skins from the pink and white grapefruits
- then segment them
- catching any excess juice in a bowl (reserve the juice).
- Arrange the segments alternately in a hollow circle around the edge of four serving plates.
- Using a chefs' blow torch or a hot grill
- heat the grapefruit segments until slightly coloured
- then set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl
- whisk together five tablespoons of the reserved grapefruit juice with the caster sugar
- white wine vinegar
- Dijon mustard and the vanilla seeds until well combined. (Any remaining juice will not be required for this recipe.)
- Gradually whisk in the extra virgin olive oil in a thin stream
- until it is well incorporated into the salad dressing. Season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Place the salad leaves into a bowl
- add a little of the salad dressing
- to taste
- then mix well until the leaves are coated. Divide the salad and place equally into the centre of each of the serving plates.
- For the fish
- heat a griddle pan over a medium heat until hot. Rub the oil all over the salmon and sea bream fillets. Season on both sides
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Place the salmon fillet into the hot griddle pan. Fry for 60 seconds on each side.
- Add the sea bream fillet
- skin-side down
- and fry for 45-60 seconds on each side.
- To serve
- place one piece of salmon fillet on top of each portion of salad
- then place one piece of sea bream fillet on top. Drizzle over the remaining salad dressing.

