Barbequed Swordfish with Black Olive-Cucumber Salad
- 4 each swordfish steaks
- 4 ounces tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
- 1 cup olives
- 1 pound english cucumber sliced
- 2 each italian plum (roma) tomatoes stem removed
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons oregano
- 3 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup chives chopped
- Preheat barbecue with good hot fire.
- Rinse and pat dry swordfish.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix tomato sauce, sugar, balsamic, chilis and let stand.
- Into another mixing bowl, add Gaeta olives and cucumber.
- Cube plum tomatoes into 18 inch cubes and add to cucumber mixture.
- Add 2 tablespoons extra virgin oil, 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar and 2 tablespoons oregano leaves and mix well.
- Do not season until ready to serve or vegetables will wilt.
- In a blender, mix Dijon mustard, 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil and 6 tablespoons red wine vinegar until smooth.
- Remove and stir in chopped chives and set aside.
- Brush swordfish steaks with barbecue sauce and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook 3 minutes on first side and flip over.
- Spoon 1 ounce barbecue sauce over each steak and finish cooking without turning about 4 more minutes.
- Meanwhile, divide cucumber salad among 4 plates.
- When swordfish is finished, lean one steak on each plate over salad.
- Drizzle with chive sauce and serve.
swordfish steaks, tomato sauce, sugar, balsamic vinegar, red pepper, olives, cucumber, italian plum, red wine vinegar, oregano, dijon mustard, chives
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/barbequed-swordfish-black-olive-44900 (may not work)