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Alaska Cod with Citrus, Avocado, Jicama & Fresno Chile Vinaigrette Recipe
Category
Cod
Servings
4
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
In this recipe, moist, firm, and flaky wild Alaska cod takes on all the subtle flavors and textures of citrus, jicama, creamy avocado, fresh cilantro, and crunchy pepitas. A refreshing recipe for any night of the week!
Ingredients
4 Tablespoons Fresno chili peppers, stem removed, finely diced
2 Tablespoons red onion, fine dice
- ½ cup lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon agave, light
1 teaspoon salt
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4 Alaska cod portions
- salt & pepper
1 Tablespoon rice bran oil or 75/25 oil blend (75% canola/25% olive oil)
2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 garlic clove
- 3 thyme sprigs
- 1 small jicama, peeled
- 1 ruby red grapefruit
- 1 navel orange
- 1 cara cara or blood orange
- 2 avocados, sliced
- ¼ cup cilantro, washed, coarse chopped
- ¼ cup toasted pepitas, unsalted, lightly chopped
Directions
Fresno Chile Vinaigrette
Add the diced fresno and onion to a small mixing bowl with the lemon juice, olive oil, agave, and 1 tsp salt. Whisk to combine.
Pan-seared Fish
Pat dry with paper towels 4 equal portions of Alaska cod. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
In a preheated pan on high heat, add oil and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. When the oil starts to smoke, carefully add the fish portions to the pan. Cook 3-4 minutes or until golden brown on first side, then flip and continue cooking about 2-4 minutes more, depending on the thickness of the fillets.
When the fish is just about cooked through, smash a garlic clove and add it to the pan with the butter and the thyme sprigs. As the butter melts, tip the pan so the garlic and thyme infuses the butter, and baste the fish for 15-20 seconds.
Transfer the fish to a warm plate to rest.
Salad
For the citrus fruit, supreme the segments and discard the core.
Scoop the avocado out of its peel, discard the pit. Lay the avocado out on a cutting board, season with a squeeze of lemon juice, and a few pinches of salt. Cut into large chunks.
For the jicama, peel, then shave very thin on a mandolin. Stack up the jicama slices and cut to roughly 1″ by ½” tiles.
Serve
- Toss 2 cups cut jicama with ¼ cup of the vinaigrette and scatter across the center of 4 chilled plates.
- Scatter a few chunks of each type of citrus over the jicama. Repeat with the avocado chunks, creating a colorful mosaic with the citrus.
- Transfer one piece of cooked cod to each plate, stacking it atop the center of the mosaic. Drizzle the resting juices over the top of the fish. Vigorously whisk or stir the vinaigrette, then drizzle 2 tablespoons over each plate, dressing the avocado and citrus, as well as the fish. Sprinkle the chopped pepitas and chopped cilantro over the entire plate to garnish.