Fish/Seafood

Quick and simple – Yams tartine with greens, sardines and radishes, lemon-herb pesto

7 years ago

by silvia in Appetizers, Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish/Seafood

Rapide et simple – Tartine de yams, sardines et radis, au pesto de fines herbes Today, I have no time to have fun and prepare some nice lunch so I have to go with efficiency. I love tartines and never think of making them for lunch. I eat sweet tartines for breakfast but rarely for lunch. What a [...]

Appetizer fish radish sardine tartine yam

Octopus stew with cannellini bean purée, herb oil

7 years ago

by silvia in Fish/Seafood

Ragoût de poulpe, purée de haricots blancs et huile aux herbes I made this dish a while ago, then never got the chance to finish writing it. So here we are now, during the holiday season with a non Christmassy dish…It’s not quite the best recipe for the occasion but it is definitely delicious so [...]

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Shrimp and spinach bastilla

8 years ago

by silvia in Fish/Seafood

Bastilla de crevettes et épinards I have made chicken bastilla quite often but never with shrimps. Originally, I was thinking of a vegetarian version, then I thought shrimps would be a good idea. Bastilla is a Moroccan dish usually filled with meat or fish/seafood and wrapped in filo dough, [...]

almond bastilla fillo dough moroccan preserved lemon seafood shrimp bastilla shrimps spinach

Celery root purée, braised fennel and scallop with mango vinegar glaze

8 years ago

by silvia in Fish/Seafood

Purée de celeri rave, fenouil braisé à l’orange et St Jacques au vinaigre de mangue I haven’t celery rave in a long time, for no specific reason, maybe because I don’t enjoy peeling it. is that a good enough reason? maybe not. In France we eat celery rave a lot, mainly in rémoulade. Rémoulade is [...]

braised fennel celery root fennel mango vinegar orange scallops seafood

A different kind of bourride – Bourride of monkfish, clams and shrimps

8 years ago

by silvia in Fish/Seafood

Une bourride un peu différente – Bourride de lotte, coques et crevettes Bourride is a Provencal dish, let’s say the cousin of bouillabaisse. It’s originally made out of monkfish. In this version, I added shrimps and clams and fennel in the broth. I love the combination of fennel and [...]

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Sanpeijiru – Japanese salmon and daikon soup

8 years ago

by silvia in Fish/Seafood, Soups

Sanpeijiru – Soupe Japonaise au saumon et daikon I had some daikon in my refrigerator and not sure what to make with it, then I remembered some delicious soup with a clear and delicate broth I ate in Japan with lotus roots and fish. I decided to go that route with my daikon. After a bit of [...]

carrot daikon fish Japanese kombu salmon seaweed soup

Grilled octopus, fennel and fava bean saute, roasted pepper salsa, mixed herb salsa

8 years ago

by silvia in Fish/Seafood

Poulpe grillé sur lit de fenouil et fèves, coulis de poivrons grillés, et sauce aux fines herbes Since I came back from Japan, I have been wanting to make Takoyaki which are Japanese octopus balls usually find in the streets of Japan and eaten as snacks. They are delightful (of course if you [...]

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Edamame and mung bean fettucine with cabbage, peas and shrimps

8 years ago

by silvia in Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish/Seafood, Misc recipes, Pasta

Fettucine di edamame e fagioli mungo, cavolo, piselli e gamberi Today I had to battle my demons, and stop obsessing about some terrible thing that happened recently, so I decided to try anything I could, and went for a long run. It did help somehow. After a few hours of running in circles, I [...]

cabbage edamama fettucine edamame Pasta peas shrimps

Salmon à l’unilatérale, cauliflower purée and warm Moroccan carrot salad

8 years ago

by silvia in Express - Less than 30 minutes, Fish/Seafood

Saumon à l’unilatérale, purée de chou fleur, et salade tiède de carottes à la marocaine This is a very easy and simple dish, fast to make, less than 30 minutes, and light. It’s one of those dishes I prepare when I have little time but still want to feel nourished. It would fit in the “fast [...]

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It’s simplicity itself – Cod with almon crust, beet coulis and cucumber-mint salad

9 years ago

by silvia in Fish/Seafood

C’est la simplicité même – Cabillaud en croute d’amandes, coulis de betterave et salade de concombre I like simple things in general, and a simple life filled with flavors and colors. When things get too complex, in my life or in my plate, it turns into chaos and I get confused. As Leonardo da [...]

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