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Grilled monkfish cheeks with umeboshi and shiso dressing
Photo: Gregor Moser

Grilled monkfish cheeks with umeboshi and shiso dressing

15 ingredients 1 hr + 30 min Serves 2 openrecipes

You’ll need a trip to a top-notch fishmonger and a decent Japanese food shop to source the ingredients for this dish, but it should be worth the effort.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

529
Calories
19g
Protein
41g
Fat
33g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 14 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Edamame 1/2 cup (78g) shelled 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Shiso not in our table 0
Monkfish not in our table 0
Bean not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 25g/1oz crushed garlic
  • 25g/1oz fresh root ginger
  • 50g/1¾oz umeboshi paste (made from pickle
  • 1 lime
  • 200ml/7fl oz light olive oil
  • 10 green shiso leaves, chopped
  • ¼ bunch flatleaf parsley
  • 8 medium-sized monkfish
  • 4 baby gem lettuce
  • 1 avocado
  • 6 asparagus
  • sea salt
  • light olive oil
  • 35g/1¼oz edamame beans
  • 12 small mint

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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