Grilled pickerel filet w/warm ontario fall salad

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsYukon Gold potatoes,peeled
2tablespoonsOlive oil
1cupRed onion, coarsely chopped
1cupCorn kernels
1Pear, cored and cut in 1/2\" dice
2Tart apples, cored and cut in 1/2 inch dice
½cupWhite wine
Salt & freshly ground pepper
2teaspoonsCornstarch
2tablespoonsWater
1teaspoonChopped fresh rosemary
2tablespoonsChopped fresh Italian parsley
1tablespoonLemon juice
1Head romaine lettuce
4slicesItalian bread, about 1/2\" thick
Olive oil for brushing bread
4Pickerel filets, skin on

Directions

Dice potatoes into ¾ inch squares. Bring a pot of water to boil. Add potatoes and cook until crisp tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and reserve.

Heat oil in skillet on medium heat. Saute half of the onion until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add corn, pears, apples and potato and saute 3 minutes more or until fruit has softened slightly. Add wine, salt and pepper. Bring to boil. Mix cornstarch with water and stir into mixture along with rosemary. Simmer, stirring until mixture thickens. Add remaining onion and parsley, stir together and remove from heat.

Preheat grill. Brush bread with olive oil and grill about 2 minutes a side or until golden. Reserve. Season fish with salt and pepper. Grill fish flesh side down for 2 minutes, flip over and grill skin side down a further 3 minutes or until white juices appear.

Place romaine leaves on 4 plates with bread on top. Spoon salad over bread. Place fish on top of salad. Serves 4 Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@... Source: Autumn in Ontario's Wine Country Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Cindy Hartlin" <cjhartlin@...> on Sep 24, 1999