Striped Bass with Heirloom Tomato Scampi
Striped Bass with Heirloom Tomato Scampi might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 35g of protein, 12g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up striped bass fillets, shallots, thyme sprigs, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert. It works well as a main course.
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a large ovenproof nonstick skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Season the fish liberally with salt and pepper and sprinkle with the lemon zest and juice. Once the oil begins to shimmer, place the fillets skin-side-down in the pan and let them cook, without moving them, until the skin is crisp and golden brown, 45 seconds to 1 minute. Give a light push to loosen the skin from the pan.
Add the thyme sprigs to the pan.
Transfer the pan to the oven and bake until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 6 to 8 minutes.
Remove fish from the oven and transfer to paper towels.
In a large skillet, heat the garlic oil over medium-high heat.
Add the garlic, shallots, and fennel seeds and cook, stirring frequently, until the shallots are translucent, about 2 minutes.
Add the celery and capers and cook until the celery has softened, about 2 minutes.
Add the wine to the pan and cook until it is reduced by half, about 1 minute.
Add the vinegar, lemon zest and juice, tomatoes, and basil and cook for 1 to 2 minutes to incorporate the flavors and heat the tomatoes through.
Serve the bass fillets topped with the tomato scampi.
Reprinted with permission from The Sweet Life: Diabetes Without Boundriesby Sam Talbot, (C) © 2011 Rodale