Christmas Recipes: Main Dishes. No.2 of 12 - Plaice with Tomato and Caper

 by: Paul Curran

Christmas Recipe Serves: 4

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Calories per serving: 340

Not suitable for freezing

Christmas Recipe Ingredients:

• Plaice fillets, 8 (550 g, 1.25 lb)

• Black Olive Paste, 75 g (5 tbsp)

• Dry white wine, 150 ml (5 fl oz)

• Tomatoes, 1 large or 2 small

• Black olives, 25 g (1 oz)

• Capers, 30 ml (2 tbsp)

• Lemon juice, 60 ml (4 tbsp)

• Lemon rind, half a lemon

• Olive oil, 60 ml (4 tbsp)

• Salt and pepper

Christmas Recipe Instructions:

1. Remove the plaice skin and put black olive paste on the smoother side. Roll up.

2. Combine the fish and wine, simmering until cooked (about 10 minutes). Separate the fish from the liquid and keep warm on the serving dish.

3. Cut the tomatoes open and remove the seeds. Cut into small pieces. Slice the black olives finely.

4. Mix the capers, lemon juice, lemon rind, olive oil, salt and pepper, and the cooked liquid from step 2 (60 ml, 4 tbsp). Add the tomatoes and olives from step 3. Pour over the fish.

5. Garnish with fried garlic slices and basil leaves.