Griddled swordfish with pineapple & chilli salsa

Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Very Healthy
Health score
100%
Griddled swordfish with pineapple & chilli salsa
30 min.
4
753kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 800 loin of swordfish (or 4 steaks, 180g each)
  • 120 ml olive oil for salsa
  • tbsp sesame oil 
  •  juice of lime 
  • large garlic clove crushed
  • sprig rosemary leaves fresh
  • small shallots chopped
  • large pepper flakes red
  • stick lemon grass fresh
  •  spring onion peeled roughly chopped
  • small piece ginger fresh diced peeled
  • 10 large coriander leaves 
  • large basil 
  • medium pineapple fresh ripe

Equipment

  • food processor
  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • blender
  • grill
  • mortar and pestle

Directions

  1. Trim the swordfish of any fatty layers and cut out any bloodstained flesh or ask your fishmonger to do this for you.
  2. Cut into 4 chunky steaks (about 2cm thick). The thickness must be even for a perfect 'cuisson' (a chefs term for 'doneness').
  3. In a shallow dish, mix 120ml oil, 1 tbsp sesame oil, juice of 1 lime, 1 lightly crushed garlic clove, 2 good pinches of salt and the rosemary.
  4. Put the fish steaks into the marinade, cover and chill from 1 hr to a day until ready to cook, turning them once or twice.
  5. For the salsa, peel and dice the pineapple and put two thirds of the diced flesh into a blender or food processor with 1 tsp salt, the shallot, 2 tbsp olive oil and the remaining sesame oil. Whizz until smooth.
  6. Slit the chillies open and remove seeds. Chop the flesh. Peel the lemongrass; cut the stalk into strips then dice.
  7. Place the chillies, lemongrass, 1 garlic clove and lime juice into a large mortar. Roughly crush, then work the onions and ginger in to form a paste.
  8. Finely chop the coriander leaves and shred the basil leaves.
  9. Add to the chilli mixture, then mix with the pineapple pure and the extra pineapple dice. Put in a bowl and pour over the remaining 1 tbsp oil. Cover and chill for up to a day.
  10. To cook the swordfish, heat a grill or griddle pan until really hot.
  11. Drain the steaks from the marinade and place on the griddle. Watch the flesh change from translucent to pale cream the cuisson 1 min. Turn the steaks and cook for 1 more min no more! To serve, arrange the cherry tomatoes, cucumber pappardelle and roasted lettuce on plates.
  12. Drizzle over the salsa and top with the swordfish.

Nutrition Facts

Calories753kcal
Protein33.2%
Fat46.91%
Carbs19.89%

Properties

Glycemic Index
70.17
Glycemic Load
16.89
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
48.285217533941%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.33mg
Hesperetin
1.35mg
Naringenin
0.06mg
Apigenin
0.02mg
Luteolin
0.06mg
Kaempferol
0.17mg
Myricetin
0.05mg
Quercetin
1.7mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:752.76kcal
37.64%
Fat:39.72g
61.11%
Saturated Fat:6.58g
41.12%
Carbohydrates:37.9g
12.63%
Net Carbohydrates:33.48g
12.17%
Sugar:24.73g
27.48%
Cholesterol:158mg
52.67%
Sodium:127.83mg
5.56%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:63.25g
126.5%
Vitamin C:162.71mg
197.22%
Manganese:2.63mg
131.54%
Vitamin B3:23.36mg
116.81%
Vitamin B6:1.95mg
97.74%
Vitamin K:86.89µg
82.75%
Vitamin B2:1.18mg
69.19%
Phosphorus:611.23mg
61.12%
Vitamin B12:3.66µg
61%
Iron:10.92mg
60.66%
Vitamin B1:0.81mg
53.77%
Zinc:7.91mg
52.7%
Copper:0.82mg
40.88%
Selenium:28.09µg
40.12%
Potassium:1341.45mg
38.33%
Vitamin E:5.62mg
37.48%
Magnesium:118.5mg
29.62%
Vitamin B5:2.33mg
23.25%
Folate:85.68µg
21.42%
Fiber:4.42g
17.68%
Vitamin A:662.36IU
13.25%
Calcium:95.97mg
9.6%