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Pan Roasted Snapper with Summer Fennel Salad & Farro Pilaf

Recipe courtesy of Olives en Folie, Oakville. Visit them at olivesenfolie.com or call 905.845.5483

Ingredients

Snapper

  • 4x 6-7 oz. pieces beautiful Snapper
  • 2oz butter
  • 2oz olive oil

Farro Pilaf

  • 6 oz Farro (Spelt)
  • 1 tbsp. butter
  • 1/4 pc white onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 ¼ cup fish or lobster stock
  • 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • 3-4 leaves fresh mint, chopped
  • Salt & pepper (taste)

Fennel Salad

  • 4 oz fresh raw fennel, shaved thin
  • 4 oz baby spinach
  • 4-5 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped
  • ½ pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 oz extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt & pepper (taste)

Instructions 

Snapper

  • Warm butter and olive oil together in a non-stick sauté pan. Season the fish on both sides with kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper.
  • Just as the butter starts to bubble, add the fish to pan, skin side down and cook on medium heat until 95% cooked through, then flip the fish over, remove from heat and leave in the pan.
  • Assemble the remaining items on a plate as the snapper is resting in its pan. Top the salad and Farro Pilaf with the fish, garnish and serve.

Farro Pilaf

  • Sweat onion and garlic in butter until translucent. Add the stock, bring to a simmer, then add Farro.
  • Reduce heat to low, cover. Cook until the Farro is tender. Remove from heat, season to taste with salt and pepper, add lemon juice and fresh herbs

Fennel Summer Salad

  • Combine all ingredients together, taste for seasoning.