Sole Bundles with Spinach
- 8 pieces Sole Fillets, Without The Skin (or Another White-Fleshed Fish Fillet)
- 2 pieces Cloves Garlic, Peeled And Chopped, Divided
- 2 dashes Olive Oil
- 2 pounds, 3-13 ounces, weight Chopped Tomatoes
- 1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste
- 1 pinch Herbes De Provence Or Dried Thyme
- 2 pinches Salt
- 3 cups Firmly Packed Spinach Leaves, Chopped
- 1 pinch Fresh Grated Nutmeg
- 1/2 cups Flour, For Dusting
- 1 pinch Pepper
- 4 pieces Lemon Wedges, To Serve
- Note: Tessa Kiros recipe also mention some basil leaves and grated parmesan cheese that I skip because I didnt had any in my fridge, but Im quite sure it would be an awesome addition.
- Heat enough oil and a garlic clove in a nonstick deep frying pan that will hold the sole bundles later on.
- Add the tomatoes and tomato paste, the herbes de provence and season with salt.
- Simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes, or until everything has melted together into a sauce.
- If the sauce becomes too dry, you can add some water or even some white wine.
- In another pan or saucepan, heat more olive oil and add the other garlic clove.
- Add the spinach and the nutmeg.
- Saute briefly for a few minutes just to allow the leaves to wilt.
- Remove from heat, season.
- Refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.
- (If youre in a hurry, you can also do this step on the microwave.)
- To form the bundles:
- On a flat surface, lay the fish fillets (former skin side down).
- Put enough spinach mixture onto the tapered end of each fillet and roll up the fish compactly around the spinach mixture.
- Secure with toothpicks (very important step!).
- Pass the fish bundles in the flour of your choice to coat lightly.
- In a pan, heat a bit more olive oil and seal the bundles on high heat just to create a crust.
- Transfer to the pan with the tomato sauce ( in a single layer).
- Sprinkle with pepper.
- Check seasoning.
- Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes or just until the inside of the fish is cooked.
- Serve hot with some steamed rice or an autumn root vegetable gratin as I did.
- (Recipe adapted from the book Apples for Jam, a colorful cookbook (and its colorful!)
- by Tessa Kiros.)
fillet, garlic, olive oil, tomatoes, tomato paste, thyme, salt, nutmeg, flour, pepper, lemon wedges
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/sole-bundles-with-spinach/ (may not work)