Sea Bass with Tomato and Black Olive Salsa
- Four 5-ounce black sea bass fillets
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped (4 ounces)
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- 2 tablespoons chopped basil
- 2 tablespoons chopped dill
- 1 teaspoon minced red chile
- In a medium bowl, rub the sea bass fillets with 2 tablespoons each of the lemon juice and olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, toss the olives with the tomatoes, basil, dill and chile.
- Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and the remaining 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil until shimmering.
- Pat the fish dry and add it to the skillet, skin side down.
- Cook the fish over high heat until the skin is browned, about 4 minutes.
- Turn and cook until the fish is just white throughout, about 4 minutes longer.
- Transfer the fish to plates and top with the salsa.
bass fillets, lemon juice, extravirgin olive oil, salt, olives, grape tomatoes, basil, dill, red chile
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/sea-bass-tomato-and-black-olive-salsa (may not work)