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Sea bass ceviche with avocado cream and spring onion fritters

An average of 5.0 out of 5 stars from 2 ratings
Prepare
less than 30 mins
Cook
less than 10 mins
Serve
Serves 2

This simple recipe is perfect for a summer lunch or a light evening meal on a hot night.

Ingredients

For the sea bass ceviche

  • sea bass: 2 x 300g/10½oz sushi-grade sea bass fillets, skin removed and very thinly sliced
  • olive oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
  • limes: 2 limes, juice only
  • shallots: 2 shallots, finely chopped
  • chives: 1 bunch fresh chives, snippedÌý

For the spring onion fritters

  • potato: 1 small potato, peeled and grated
  • spring onions: 4 spring onions, choppedÌý
  • tarragon: 1 tsp fresh tarragon, choppedÌý
  • ginger: 1 knob fresh root ginger, peeled and gratedÌý
  • garlic: 1 garlic clove, grated
  • chickpea: 3–4 tbsp chickpea (gram) flourÌý

For the avocado cream

  • avocado: 1 avocado, peeled and stone removed
  • lime: 1 lime, juice only
  • Tabasco: splash green TabascoÌý²õ²¹³Ü³¦±ð
  • garlic: 1 garlic clove, choppedÌý
  • salt: saltÌý

Method

  1. To make the sea bass, place the sea bass slices in a non-reactive glass bowl and brush with the olive oil. Squeeze over the lime juice and sprinkle over the shallots and chives.ÌýStir to combine then cover and place in the fridge. Leave for at least 15 minutes or until the sea bass is opaque.

  2. To make the spring onion fritters, preheat a deep fat fryer to 180C. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.) Mix the fritter ingredients together in a large bowl to combine and then form into small balls with your hands. Deep fry for a few minutes in the deep fat fryer until golden then transfer to kitchen paper to drain.

  3. To make the avocado cream, blitz all of the ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Season with salt.

  4. To serve, spread the avocado cream over a serving plate and spoon the sea bass mixture on top. Finish with the fritters.