Citrus-marinated monkfish with lemon dressing

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1. Place the monkfish in a bowl with the lemongrass, lime leaves, lemon thyme and olive oil. Cover and chill for 6 hrs to marinate.
2. Meanwhile, make the lemon dressing. Chop the strips of lemon zest into small dice and tip into a pan of boiling water. Bring back to the boil, then drain. In a small saucepan, cook the blanched lemon zest with the sugar in 140ml water for about 5 mins. Drain the lemon zest and mix together with the remaining ingredients and 2 tbsp water. Taste and season, if you like.
3. About 20 mins before you're ready to eat, remove the monkfish from the marinade and lightly season. Heat some olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and fry the monkfish medallions for 4 mins on each side until golden brown. Remove from the pan and allow to rest in a warm place for 4 mins. To serve, reheat the Almond & cinnamon rice (see recipe right), and gently warm the dressing, adding more water if needed. Place the rice in the centre of the plate, sit the monkfish medallions on top and spoon the dressing over the monkfish and around the plate, scatter with rocket leaves and serve.

Make it different

As well as the rice and the dressing you could also serve the fish with rocket wilted in a little olive oil and water. You can also use other firm-fleshed fish, such as John Dory or turbot instead of monkfish.

Per serving

467 kcalories, protein 25g, carbohydrate 11g, fat 37 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, salt 0.07 g

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  Absolutely delicious! Can't wait to try it again.

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  Looks outstanding... What are those small veg scattered round outside of plate?? Look like baby onions, but I doubt it's that.

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  Anyone tell me how long before serving this dressing could be prepared Sounds delicious

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  Absolutely lovely! I added another tsp of lemon juice to the dressing as I think it needed it to balance the olive oil and omitted the currants as we don't like them. The almonds added a gorgeous crunch. Would definately cook again

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  Succulent dish: off-the-beaten-track dressing, great complementarity of texture and flavours and excellent served with the almond and cinnamon rice. A triumph.

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Ingredients

• 4 boneless monkfish medallions, about 140g/5oz each
• 1 stalk lemon grass , bashed and finely chopped
• 4 lime leaves , chopped
• 1 tsp lemon thyme leaves
• 5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil , plus extra for frying
• handful wild rocket leaves, to serve

FOR THE LEMON DRESSING (CITRUS VIERGE)

• strips of zest from 2 lemons , pith removed
• 25g caster sugar
• 6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• ½ tsp coriander seeds, toasted, then ground
• ½ tsp black onion seeds
• 2 tbsp currants
• 4 tbsp whole blanched almonds
• 2 tbsp roughly chopped coriander

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Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Cook min 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 boneless monkfish medallions, about 140g/5oz each
• 1 stalk lemon grass , bashed and finely chopped
• 4 lime leaves , chopped
• 1 tsp lemon thyme leaves
• 5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil , plus extra for frying
• handful wild rocket leaves, to serve

FOR THE LEMON DRESSING (CITRUS VIERGE)

• strips of zest from 2 lemons , pith removed
• 25g caster sugar
• 6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• ½ tsp coriander seeds, toasted, then ground
• ½ tsp black onion seeds
• 2 tbsp currants
• 4 tbsp whole blanched almonds
• 2 tbsp roughly chopped coriander

Per serving

467 kcalories, protein 25g, carbohydrate 11g, fat 37 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, salt 0.07 g

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