Nearly Naked Fluke With Grapefruit
- 2 pink grapefruits
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 2 fluke fillets, each about 6 ounces, or flounder or gray sole
- 6 large red radishes, sliced paper-thin, about 3/4 cup
- 1 tablespoon minced chives
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fruity olive oil
- Sea salt
- 1 tablespoon pink peppercorns
- Slice all peel and pith from grapefruits.
- Holding each over a medium-large shallow bowl to catch juice, carefully cut out segments between membranes with a sharp paring knife.
- Place segments in another bowl.
- Squeeze membranes well over bowl of juice and stir in vinegar.
- Add 2 tablespoons of the mixture to grapefruit segments.
- Cut each fluke fillet in half lengthwise, along the dark seam.
- Holding a sharp knife at an angle, cut each strip into 6 equal pieces.
- Place in bowl of juice and marinate 15 minutes.
- Add radish slices and chives to grapefruit segments and stir gently.
- Fold in 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Season lightly with sea salt.
- Toss fluke with about 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste, and arrange on each of 4 large salad plates in a circle, leaving space in center.
- Season with a little more sea salt.
- Pile grapefruit and radish salad in middle.
- Scatter pink peppercorns over fish, drizzle with remaining oil and serve.
pink grapefruits, sherry vinegar, fluke fillets, red radishes, chives, olive oil, salt, peppercorns
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013172 (may not work)