Mediterranean Fish Tapenade

Tapenade served with tomatoes, courgettes, thyme, garlic and gurnard fillets. The tapenade is made with olives, garlic, olive oil, basil and thyme. This is a lovely fresh tasting light lunchtime bite!

Ingredients

Tomatoes
  • 6 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 courgette, diced
  • few sprigs of thyme
  • 4 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
  • Drizzle of olive oil
Tapenade
  • 200g black pitted olives
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp olive oil, to smooth
  • Small bunch of basil
  • Few sprigs of thyme
Fish
  • 1 gurnard filleted and cut into 4 pieces
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • 1 small baguette cut into 4

Method

  1. Heat a grill to high.
  2. Pop the tomatoes, courgettes, garlic, thyme and olive oil into a frying pan. Cook on a high heat for 5 to 6 mins, then season.
  3. Place the fish onto an oiled tray, drizzle in olive oil, season, and pop under the grill for 3 to 4 mins. Toast the baguette until brown.
  4. Blitz all the ingredients together for the tapenade until smooth.
  5. To serve, spread the tapenade onto the toast, top with the veg and sit on a platter. Squeeze lemon over the fish and place alongside the slices of toast.

Ingredients

Tomatoes
  • 6 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 courgette, diced
  • few sprigs of thyme
  • 4 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
  • Drizzle of olive oil
Tapenade
  • 200g black pitted olives
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp olive oil, to smooth
  • Small bunch of basil
  • Few sprigs of thyme
Fish
  • 1 gurnard filleted and cut into 4 pieces
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • 1 small baguette cut into 4

Method

  1. Heat a grill to high.
  2. Pop the tomatoes, courgettes, garlic, thyme and olive oil into a frying pan. Cook on a high heat for 5 to 6 mins, then season.
  3. Place the fish onto an oiled tray, drizzle in olive oil, season, and pop under the grill for 3 to 4 mins. Toast the baguette until brown.
  4. Blitz all the ingredients together for the tapenade until smooth.
  5. To serve, spread the tapenade onto the toast, top with the veg and sit on a platter. Squeeze lemon over the fish and place alongside the slices of toast.