Gino’s caramelised cod with goats cheese salad & chocolate and hazelnut martini
Tuesday 14 February 11:40am
The Italian stallion is back in the kitchen with the ultimate Valentine’s day menu. Gino’s caramelised cod with a warm goat’s cheese salad is sure to impress your loved ones. And to finish the evening off just right, he’s got the ultimate lovers cocktail – his chocolate and hazelnut martini. And he’ll be treating our newly engaged couple to some too!
Grilled caramelised cod with honey, garlic + balsamic vinegar
Serves 4
Ingredients
3 tbsp runny honey or maple syrup
5 tbsp balsamic vinegar
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 tbsp finely chopped flat leaf parsley leaves
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
1 tsp smoked paprika
4 x 200g skinless cod fillets
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
1. Pour the honey and balsamic vinegar into a medium-sized glass bowl. Use a hand-held whisk to mix. Gradually add the extra virgin olive oil, stirring continuously with the whisk. Stir in the parsley, garlic, paprika, ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper.
2. Gently place the cod fillets in the marinade. Cover and leave to marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes, turning the cod fillets over halfway through.
3. Preheat the grill to its highest setting.
4. Place a sheet of foil on a medium-sized baking sheet, then lay a sheet of baking parchment on top of the foil.
5. Gently move the fish around in the marinade, then, using tongs, carefully place the cod fillets, skinned side down, on the baking parchment. Discard the remaining marinade.
6. Season each fillet with a generous sprinkle of salt and pepper and grill for 10 minutes. Remove from the grill and, using a flexible spatula, gently transfer a cod fillet to each of the 4 warmed plates. Serve immediately.
Green bean + goat’s cheese salad with mint
Serves 4 as a side, or 2 as a light lunch
Ingredients
300g fine green beans, trimmed each end
25g fresh white bread, weighed without crusts
2 shallots, peeled, quartered lengthways and finely sliced
8 mint leaves, finely sliced
Juice of ½ lemon
100g hard…
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