Peppered Filets With Tomato Mushroom Salsa Food

FLOUNDER FILLETS WITH MUSHROOMS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet. Add mushrooms, and cook briefly over medium-high heat, shaking the pan until mushrooms are lightly browned. Add garlic; do not brown. Add tomatoes, lemon juice, thyme and salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and keep warm.
• Spread sesame seeds on a large platter. Season fillets with salt and pepper. Lay them over the sesame seeds on one side, then on the other to coat them lightly.
• Heat corn oil in a large nonstick skillet, and place fillets in it without crowding. Cook over high heat until fillets and seeds are lightly browned on both sides. Time will vary depending on thickness of fillets.
• Spoon sauce onto warmed serving plates. Place fish fillets over sauce, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

MUSHROOM, WALNUT & TOMATO BAKED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and stir-fry the mushrooms over a high heat for 5 mins. Season with a good grind of black pepper and remove from the heat. Stir in the garlic, tomato pieces, breadcrumbs, walnuts, chopped parsley, chilli flakes and pesto until thoroughly combined.
• Cut the peppers in half from top to bottom. Carefully remove the seeds and membrane. Place in a small foillined roasting tin and fill with the mushroom stuffing. Cover the surface of the stuffing with a small piece of foil. Bake for 35-40 mins until tender.

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH TOMATO SALSA, SPINACH, AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cut each tomato into quarters and cut each quarter in half again; transfer to a medium bowl. Add extra-virgin olive oil and vinegar; season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine and set salsa aside.
• Melt unsalted butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and season with sugar, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in thyme and rosemary. Set aside and keep warm.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add spinach and cook, stirring constantly, until spinach is wilted, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper; remove from heat, set aside, and keep warm.
• Score each side of scallops in a crosshatch pattern; season with salt and pepper, rubbing into scored surface. Heat 1 tablespoon salted butter in a medium nonstick pan. Add scallops and cook, without stirring, 3 to 4 minutes. Add remaining tablespoon salted butter to skillet and turn scallops. Cook without stirring, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove scallops from heat and squeeze lemon over scallops.
• To serve, divide spinach evenly between 4 plates; top each with a scallop. Garnish with tomato salsa and mushrooms.

FRESH PEPPER SALSA

Steps:

• Finely mince all the fresh vegetables, and mix well in a bowl.
• Stir in lemon juice and olive oil.
• Slowly add the powdered ingredients while stirring.

RED PEPPER & TOMATO SALSA

Steps:

• Tip the tomatoes, garlic and chilli into a food processor with the peppers, bread, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pulse to make a rough purée. Turn into a small bowl, cover with cling film and chill until ready to serve.

GRILLED PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS WITH TOMATOES AND FRESH MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Prepare the barbecue (medium-high heat).
• Drizzle 3 tablespoons of olive oil over both sides of the mushrooms. Sprinkle the mushrooms with salt and pepper. Drizzle olive oil on grill pan to prevent mushrooms from sticking. Grill until the mushrooms are heated through and tender, about 5 minutes per side.
• Meanwhile, whisk the extra-virgin olive oil and garlic in a medium bowl to blend. Add the tomatoes, cheese, and basil and toss to coat. Season the tomato salad, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Place 1 hot grilled mushroom gill side up on each of 4 plates. Sprinkle with more salt and pepper. Spoon the tomato salad atop the mushrooms, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil to finish, about 1 tablespoon and serve.

FOUR-TOMATO SALSA

Steps:

• In a colander, combine the tomatoes and salt. Let drain for 10 minutes. , Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in the lime juice, oil, onions, peppers, parsley, cilantro and chervil. Serve with tortilla chips. Refrigerate leftovers for up to 1 week.

SPICY GREEN TOMATO SALSA

Steps:

• Combine green tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers, serrano peppers, and red bell pepper in a large bowl.
• Mix cilantro, sugar, garlic, oregano, and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl.
• Fill a blender with about 2 cups tomato mixture, 1 teaspoon lime juice, and 1/4 of the spice mixture; blend to desired consistency and pour into a large bowl. Repeat blending with remaining tomato mixture, lime juice, and spice mixture, working in batches, until all ingredients are blended. Stir vinegar into salsa.