Recipe

Poached Fish with Corn and Chive Vinaigrette

Recipe Information

Total Time: 

45 minutes; 25 minutes active

Servings: 

4

Easy to cook poached fish is topped with corn and chive vinaigrette and served with simple spinach and potato sides.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 1 pound new potatoes, halved
  • 4 6-ounce fish filets, skinned
  • 3 cups fish stock
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1/4 cup chives, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen sweet corn
  • 1 pound fresh spinach

Preparation

  1. Make the vinaigrette: whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and set aside.
  2. Boil the new potatoes until tender when pierced with a paring knife (about 10 minutes), removing each potato from the boiling water to a plate. Keep potatoes warm. Save the simmering water to cook the corn. If using fresh corn, quickly blanch in the potato cooking water, and scoop out with a mesh strainer, reserving the cooking water for the spinach. Mix the corn and chives with the vinaigrette.
  3. In a pan large enough to fit the fish without overlapping, combine the stock and wine. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat so the liquid is barely simmering. Carefully slip the fish into the simmering liquid and poach until the fish is just cooked—about 6-9 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish. Using a slotted metal spatula, carefully transfer the fish to a platter or plates. Cover loosely to keep warm.
  4. Drop the spinach into the poaching liquid and bring the water to a boil for a minute, just until the spinach is bright green. Drain in a colander and press the spinach with a spatula.
  5. Serve fish with potatoes and spinach, top the filets with corn vinaigrette.

Nutritional Information

443 calories, 18 g. fat, 102 mg. cholesterol, 510 mg. sodium, 32 g. carbohydrate, 6 g. fiber, 40 g. protein