Steamed White Fish with Julienned Carrots and Spinach with Lemon-Green Onion Sauce

Name: Steamed White Fish with Julienned Carrots and Spinach with Lemon-Green Onion Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 quart ounce baby spinach leaves (about loosely packed); 4 servings freshly ground black pepper, as needed; 710 milliliters canola oil; 227 grams carrots, peeled, trimmed and cut into 1 ½ matchsticks; 1 bunch green onions, roots and half the greens removed; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 2 Tbsps rice wine vinegar; 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil; 1 Tbsp shallot, minced; 1 teaspoons sugar

For 93 cents per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 201 calories, 1g of protein, and 19g of fat. Head to the store and pick up baby spinach leaves, pepper, rice wine vinegar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 5 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet.

Instructions

Sauce: Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil over medium-high heat.

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Add 1 T salt to the water.

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Add the green onions and blanch until they are bright green, and just softened; about 1 minute.

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Drain immediately.

Mix together lemon zest, with some salt and pepper in a small bowl. Bring a couple of inches of water to a simmer over medium high heat in a wok pan or sauce pan 2 inches larger than your steamer basket. The water level should be below the bottom of the steamer basket.

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Place one layer of the spinach leaves in the top of the basket and lay the fish on top of the spinach.

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Sprinkle about ¼ teaspoon of the lemon zest over each piece of fish, along with a grind of black pepper.

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Place the carrots in the bottom steamer basket and tuck the remaining spinach leaves around the carrots.

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Place the covered steamer over the simmering water and cook until the fish just begins to flake easily, about 10 minutes.Divide the carrots and spinach between 4 dinner heated plates.

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Place a piece of fish on top of them and drizzle the fish and vegetables with 1 or 2 T sauce.

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