Grilled Fish Salad on Bruschetta
- 1 x olive oil for grilling
- 1 1/2 pounds fish fillets
- 1 each sweet red bell peppers large
- 1 each zucchini
- 1 each yellow crookneck squash
- 1 each eggplant small
- 1 bunch basil fresh, roughly chopped
- 1 x parsley leaves chopped
- 2 each garlic cloves minced
- 1 each garlic cloves whole
- 1 each lemon juice
- 1 x salt and black pepper
- 3 each tomatoes large, cut in half
- 6 each bread, italian 1/2 inch slices
- 1 x parsley leaves handful, chopped
- To prepare the pepper, remove stem, seeds, and white ribs; cut into quarters.
- Cut squashes and eggplant lengthwise into 1/4 inch thick slices or sticks.
- Use more basil than parsley, Italian preferred.
- Select 3 to 4 ripe but firm tomatoes.
- Heat a charcoal or gas grill or ridged stovetop griddle until very hot.
- Use a towel dipped in oil to rub onto the grids.
- Lightly brush the fish fillet and all sliced vegetables with oil.
- Begin by grilling the fish fillet just until cooked through.
- (The flaky structure of the fish will become apparent).
- Remove the fish from the grill with a spatula and set aside to cool.
- Then grill the veggies until grill marks are clearly visible and the vegetables soften.
- Remove the veggies from the grill with a spatula or tongs, and set aside to cool.
- When the fish is cool enough to handle, pull it apart into small pieces and remove any bones.
- Cut the pepper into thin strips.
- In a medium bowl, combine the fish, pepper strips, basil, parsley, minced garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
- Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and set aside to marinate at room temperature.
- Cut the zucchini and eggplant into thin crosswise strips.
- Toss together in a small bowl and set aside.
- Just before you are ready to serve grill the tomatoes.
- When soft, transfer with a spatula to a plate.
- To make the bruschetta, grill the bread slices on both sides.
- As you remove the bread from the grill, rub one side of each slice with the whole garlic clove and drizzle with a bit of oil.
- Flatten a tomato half onto each slice of bread, rubbing it into the bread.
- Place the bruschetta on a large platter.
- Top each piece with some zucchini and eggplant strips and spoon on the fish salad.
- Garnish with chopped parsley.
- Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil.
- Serve with lots of napkins.
olive oil, fish fillets, sweet red bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant small, basil, parsley, garlic, garlic, lemon juice, salt, tomatoes, bread, parsley
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/grilled-fish-salad-on-bruschett-39598 (may not work)