Pistachio Sea Bass with Crab Salad Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Pistachio Sea Bass with Crab Salad
Add your photo!
Count
Calories

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make crab salad: Blanch sea bean tips in a small saucepan of boiling salted water 30 seconds, then drain in a sieve and pat dry.
  2. Reserve 1/4 cup sea bean tips for garnish, then stir together remaining tips with crab and scallions. Stir together lime juice and curry powder in a small bowl, then pour over crab and toss well. Add salt and pepper to taste and toss to combine.
  3. Prepare and cook fish: Cut 1 sea bass fillet in half crosswise (each piece should measure about 4 by 3 inches). Season skinned sides of both halves lightly with salt, then stack pieces, skinned sides together, to form a steak. Brush top generously with egg white and top evenly with about 2 tablespoons pistachios, pressing to adhere. Assemble 5 more servings in same manner.
  4. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
  5. Fold 1 sheet of parchment in half crosswise and, starting at 1 end of crease, cut out a half heart shape, keeping vertical crease as long as possible. Unfold heart and arrange on a work surface with point nearest you, then place a fish steak just to 1 side of crease. Fold other half of heart over fish to enclose and, starting at top of crease, turn in edges of parchment in overlapping folds, about 1 inch apart, pressing each fold firmly as you go, to form a tight seal. Tuck last fold under packet and secure with a paper clip. Make 5 more packets in same manner.
  6. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sear 2 fish packets, starting with nut sides down, until nuts are pale golden, about 30 seconds (watch closely, as nuts burn easily). Carefully turn packets over with a slotted metal spatula and sear until fish is golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer seared packets, nut sides up, with spatula to baking sheet. Sear remaining packets in same manner, adding more oil to skillet as needed.
  7. Bake packets until fish is just cooked through, about 13 minutes.
  8. While fish bakes, divide crab salad among 6 plates, arranging in center as a bed for fish.
  9. Cut open each packet and lightly brush top (nut side) with 1 teaspoon pistachio oil, then sprinkle with fleur de sel. Carefully transfer fish with spatula to crab salad, discarding parchment, and pour coconut sauce around fish. Sprinkle each with reserved sea bean tips.
  10. Cooks' note: ·Fish packets can be assembled 3 hours ahead and chilled. Let stand at room temperature 45 minutes before cooking.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 363.98 Kcal (1524 kJ)
Calories from fat 126.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.02g 22%
Cholesterol 11.62mg 4%
Sodium 30.3mg 1%
Potassium 280.45mg 6%
Total Carbs 38.74g 13%
Sugars 1.63g 7%
Dietary Fiber 2.59g 10%
Protein 20.45g 41%
Vitamin C 4.4mg 7%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 55mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 221.85 Kcal (929 kJ)
Calories from fat 76.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.55g 22%
Cholesterol 7.08mg 4%
Sodium 18.47mg 1%
Potassium 170.94mg 6%
Total Carbs 23.61g 13%
Sugars 0.99g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1.58g 10%
Protein 12.47g 41%
Vitamin C 2.7mg 7%
Iron 0.5mg 4%
Calcium 33.5mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.9
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top