Swordfish with cherry tomatoes and olives, Charred spring salad, strawberry rhubarb cobbler on 5/30 at 6:30pm
Let’s stay light. Let’s stay bright. Let’s get the grill going (if you have one, if not, have no fear we will be doing the demos in a pan!)
Menu:
Swordfish with cherry tomatoes and olives
Charred spring salad
Rhubarb cobbler
recipe is for 2, easily doubles
For the Swordfish with cherry tomatoes and olives…
2 nice swordfish steaks, ask your fish monger (about 175-225g per portion)
2 cups cherry tomatoes
1 cup pitted kalamata olives (or mix! castelveltrano why not! or keep pits in. who cares! Just you)
4 leaves basil
1 Tbs butter
1 shallot, minced
1 clove of garlic, minced
neutral oil
Charred spring salad
1 large head of romaine, cleaned and VERY dry but left whole
1 cup snap peas, tips trimmed
3 radishes, sliced into rounds
1 small chunk of ricotta salata or another hard nice cheese
1 sprig oregano (if you can’t find fresh, grab an herb of your choice, tarragon would do wonders here)
1 tsp dijon
1 Tbs white wine vinegar
neutral oil
1 Tbs sesame seeds
olive oil
Rhubarb cobbler
3 stalks rhubarb, cut into 1 inch chunks (you can eat the green part! If you can’t find rhubarb, use just strawberries)
2 cups strawberries, halved
1/4 cup brown sugar + 2 Tbs
juice of 1/2 a lemon
1 cup flour
1/4 cup almond flour
3 Tbs cold butter, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
1/4 cup cold milk
Preheat oven to 375F
Equipment
baking dish
cast iron or non-stick skillet or grill
2 mixing bowls
1 saucepan for cherry tomato sauce