Red Mullet Salad, Spicy Basil Sauce And Cashew Omelette

On my quest to eat more fish and seafood, I walked through the fish aisle with my wife the other day. We had a look at what was available and stumbled over Senegalese red mullet. We both never had the chance to try it and bought some to give it a try. After some research and inspiration, I created a red mullet salad with a spicy basil sauce and a cashew omelette.

Red Mullet Salad and Spicy Sauce

Red Mullet

I had never spotted red mullet in a shop. So far I only had the chance to see it on TV shows. That’s why I was instantly intrigued and wanted to buy it. That being said, I had no idea how it tasted or what do to with it. (Luckily, my wife knew it from Morrocan fish markets.)

Red Mullet

Luckily red mullet is an easy-going type of fish. It can be found in the Mediterranean Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean and the Black Sea. On an impressive note: red mullets can be found in shallow water (only 5 metres of depth) and as deep as 400 metres. By accident, I bought some during the best times to buy: August and October. The fish should be avoided during their spawning season. That’s happening from May to July.

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The red mullet is a very lean fish, with less than 4% fat in 100 g of meat. It has around 20% of protein in the same amount of fish and is surprisingly rich in different vitamins and minerals. The texture is firm but slightly soft and the fish works well with strong flavours: chillies, ginger and garlic. Besides that red mullet has a hint of shellfish and goes well with everything that tastes great with shellfish, too. It gets this taste most likely because they enjoy feasting on shellfish in their spare time.

Red Mullet

I breaded the red mullet in panko and fried it lightly in olive oil. That was a delicious idea but not my initial plan. At the beginning, I wanted to bread it in cashews, but that didn’t work out as planned. That’s no problem. You try and fail, you adapt and kick ass. The panko fried red mullet turned out to taste great.

Red Mullet: Spicy Sauce

As said key flavours to pair the red mullet with are chillies, ginger and garlic. That’s the base of my spicy sauce. To give it some more flavour and depth I added green onion, great olive oil, salt, pepper, fresh lime juice, some fish sauce. To give it a little twist, and because I had it at home, I added a bunch of fresh basil leaves to the mix – incredible smell and flavour!

Basil

The sauce also works well as a salad dressing and as an Italian-Asian fusion salsa. To add some more flavour to it you could mix in some honey too. It’s a very easy-going and flexible dressing.

Red Mullet: Spicy SauceRed Mullet: Cahsew Omelette

The omelette was a spontaneous idea. As I had to change plans with the breading for the fish, I also had plenty of cashews leftover. There was also plenty of egg wash left, too.

Cashew

I simply took the chopped cashews, roasted them lightly, took them out of the pan again. Then I added the remaining eggs and put the cashews on top of it. Done. No waste. Great taste.

Red Mullet Salad, Spicy Basil Sauce And Cashew Omelette

All that’s left is plating everything. The dish can be a little snack for up to four people. Alternatively, it’s a delicious starter to share with a friend or you are tempted because it is so delicious and eat it all on your own as a main dish.

Red Mullet Salad

I hope you enjoyed this recipe. In the future, I’ll have red mullet on a more regular basis. It’s a very versatile and tasty fish. Go ahead and share this recipe with your friends or make it yourself. Let me know how it turned out.


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Red Mullet Salad
Red Mullet Salad, Spicy Basil Sauce And Cashew Omelette
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Red Mullet Salad
Red Mullet Salad, Spicy Basil Sauce And Cashew Omelette
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Servings Prep Time
2 servings 10 minutes
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15 minutes
Servings Prep Time
2 servings 10 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
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Instructions
  1. Clean the salad and the carrot. Grate the carrot and put it on a large plate.
  2. Meanwhile roast the cashews in a pan. Remove them from the pan once they start to get some colour Wash and dry the fish with a (paper) towel.
  3. Wash, clean and chop into small pieces the basil, chillies, garlic and green onions. Mix it with the ginger, 3 tbsp of olive of, the juice of 1 lime and 2 tsp of fish sauce. Place it in a small bow to serve later.
  4. In a bowl, beat the egss and add some salt and pepper. In a second bowl you can add the panko. Bring a pan to medium-high heat and add some olive oil for frying the fish.
  5. First put the fish in your egg wash and then cover it with the panko. Repeat with all the filets. Now fry them until the crust turns golden brown. This can take around 2 minute each side.
  6. Add the fish on your salad and keep the pan.
  7. In the same pan add the cashews and the remaining egg wash and fry it until the eggs are done. Place it on the same plate and serve.
Recipe Notes

The dish can be easily a little snack for up to four people. Alternatively, it's a delicious starter to share with a friend or you are tempted because it is so delicious and eat it all on your own as a main dish.

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