HARISSA BAKED SEA BASS WITH BABY POTATOES, MINT SALSA AND MEDITERRANEAN SALAD
Ingredients
- 400g/14oz baby potatoes
- halved
- 150g/5½oz cherry tomatoes
- halved
- 6 spring onions
- trimmed and halved
- olive oil
- for drizzling
- 6 tbsp harissa paste
- 4 small sea bass fillets
- skin scored
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- small handful mint leaves
- finely chopped
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ½ lemon
- juice only
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 5 large mixed peppers
- 300g/10½oz sourdough
- torn into rough
- bite-sized pieces
- olive oil
- for drizzling
- 500g/1lb 2oz cherry tomatoes
- halved
- ½ cucumber
- peeled
- deseeded and diced
- ½ red onion
- thinly sliced
- 4 radishes
- thinly sliced
- 150g/5½oz black olives
- pitted
- large handful fresh coriander
- roughly torn
- large handful fresh parsley
- roughly torn
- 1 roasted red pepper from a jar
- seeds removed
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- ½ lemon
- juice only
- 1 garlic clove
- finely grated
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- toasted
- 1 tsp sumac
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
- Put the potatoes
- tomatoes and spring onions in a large roasting tin. Drizzle with olive oil and dot with 1 or 2 tablespoons of the harissa paste. Season with salt and pepper and mix well to coat the potatoes. Bake for 35 minutes.
- Meanwhile
- to make the salsa
- mix the mint with the olive oil and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Place the peppers on a large baking tray and bake them for 25 minutes
- or until charred on all sides. Remove the hot peppers from the oven
- place them in a large bowl and cover with cling film. When cool enough to handle
- remove the skins and cores from the peppers and cut into 2cm/1in pieces and set aside.
- Lay the sourdough in the baking tray the peppers were cooked in
- drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Cook in the oven for 5–6 minutes
- until just toasted. Set aside.
- To make the harissa baked sea bass
- spread the remaining harissa all over the sea bass fillets. When the potatoes have had 35 minutes
- remove the tray from the oven and lay the coated fillets on top
- skin-side up. Return to the oven for 10 minutes or until the fish is cooked through.
- To make the dressing
- place the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
- To make the salad
- place the peppers
- toasted sourdough
- tomatoes
- cucumber
- onion
- radishes
- olives and herbs in a large mixing bowl. Pour the dressing over and mix to coat well.
- Drizzle the mint salsa over each sea bass fillet and serve with the salad on the side.

