Sauteed Sea Bass On Ratatouille, Tapenade, Tomato Fondue

Serves: 5

Brad Rosenbaum

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

46

Sweetness

47

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Olive Oil

2 tbsps

Shallot (diced)

1

Salt

1 cup

Capers

Directions:

1

Place a large saute pan over medium high heat and heat the on

2

When hot

3

Add the onion

4

Stir to coat with Oil

5

Saute one minute then add the peppers, Stir, saute briefly and add the eggplant

6

Stir, saute and add the zucchini and squash

7

Season with salt & pepper, and saute the vegetables until soft

8

Another 2 minutes

9

Add the shallot, garlic, and thyme, stir to combine well, and saute another 2 minutes, Add the diced tomato, heat through, and reserve

10

; Place olives, capers, anchovy and garlic in food processor with about half of the olive oil and puree

11

With the motor running, add the remaining olive oiI

12

Reserve; Warm olive oil in a stainless sauce pot over medium heat

13

Add the onions and simmer for 5 to10 minutes until the onions are soft

14

Season with salt and: pepper

15

Add the chopped garlic and Herb's, simmer for 1 to2 minutes, carefully cooking but not browning the garlic (the oil should seer the vegetables)

16

Add the tomatoes, and continue cooking another 10 minutes

17

Place the contents of the sauce pot a food processor and pulse a few times to blend the ingredients You want the sauce to be chunky

18

Reserve

19

Pre-heat grill

20

Brush steaks with the herb oil and season with salt and pepper

21

Place over white coals and grill for approximately 3 minutes

22

Turn steaks and grill another 3 minutes, until medium Remove

23

To assemble the mound ratatouille in the center of one plate

24

Place one swordfish steak on top

25

Put one rounded spoonful of tapenade on top of the steak and surround it with tomato fondue