Tara Teaspoon’s Grilled Fish with Caper-Herb Salsa and Corn
Recipe Serves 3-4
With its smoky flavor, quick cooking time and high nutritional value, fish is a great choice for summer grilling. This week’s Sunday Supper, Grilled Fish with Caper-Herb Salsa and Corn, comes from our good friend Tara Teaspoon.
Tara is a professional chef, best-selling cookbook author and is known for her approachable cooking techniques and a focus on making home cooking and entertaining easier for busy families. Using wonderful in-season ingredients, Grilled Fish with Caper-Herb Salsa and Corn, is the perfect ending to your day. The flavorful salsa also tastes great with pork, chicken and veggies. Happy Grilling!
Ingredients
Salsa:
- 2 Tbsp chopped mint
- 3 Tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 cup chopped white onion
- 2 Tbsp chopped capers, rinsed if packed in salt
- 1 tsp coarse salt (Ground in a FinaMill Everyday Pod)
- ¼ tsp black pepper (Ground in a FinaMill Pepper Pod)
- 2 Tbsp lime juice
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
Corn and Fish:
- 4 ears of husked corn
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tsp coriander (Ground in a FinaMill Everyday Pod)
- 1 tsp coarse salt (Ground in a FinaMill Everyday Pod)
- ¼ tsp black pepper (Ground in a FinaMill Pepper Pod)
- 1 ¼ lbs. fish fillets, snapper, bluefish or cod
- Sprigs of mint
Instructions
The Finished Dish:
1. Prepare the Salsa
For salsa, combine the mint, parsley, onion, capers, salt, pepper, lime juice and olive oil. Set aside.
2. Grill the Corn
Rub corn with extra oil and grill over medium-high heat until slightly charred, about 10 minutes.
3. Season the Fish
While corn cooks, combine olive oil, garlic, coriander, salt and pepper and rub mixture over fish. Place fillets in a grill basket with a few sprigs of mint.
4. Grill the Fish
Grill, turning once, until fish is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes total.
5. Serve
Cut corn from cobs and serve alongside the fish. Top fish with salsa and mint sprigs.
A Tip from Tara
Using a grilling basket with BBQ works great for fish and other delicate meats, veggies like asparagus and those that you cut up. Tomatoes and tomatillos work well in a basket also. Of course, you can broil the fish in the oven or fry it on the stove but grilling it in a basket gives it that smokey flavor that only comes from the BBQ.
About Tara Teaspoon
Tara Teaspoon, or Tara Bench, is a professional recipe developer, food stylist, and cookbook author with nearly 30 years of experience in food publishing. Formerly a food editor at Martha Stewart Living and Food Director at Ladies’ Home Journal, she now shares recipes via her website and is the author of Live Life Deliciously Cookbook and Delicious Gatherings: Recipes to Celebrate Together.
Recognized for creating high-quality, tested recipes designed for both everyday meals and entertaining, Tara runs her own website and blog, tarateaspoon.com, and is active on social media where she shares her culinary journey.
Follow her @tarateaspoon for more recipes and tips.
