Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds


Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds
Tasty morsels of red mullet, fried with poppy seeds and served as canapés on toast with feta, basil and preserved tomatoes.
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Last modified on: July 13th 2016

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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds
Cut 80 g Preserved tomatoes and 80 g feta into small pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 2 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds

Prepare the bread

Cut 400 g bread (ideally, a french baguette) into small slices. You will need one slice per canapé.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds
Brush the slices of bread rapidly with olive oil on both sides.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds
Fry in a really hot frying pan until golden brown on both sides.

Keep hot (in the oven at 176°F / 80°C, for example).

Stage 5 - 10 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds

Prepare the red mullet fillets

Rinse and dry 4 fillets of red mullet, then remove any bones carefully.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds
Brush the fillets with olive oil on both sides, then salt and pepper them.

Stage 7 - 2 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds
Tip 80 g poppy seeds onto a small plate...

Stage 8
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds
...then dip the fish fillets flesh side downwards in the poppy seeds.

Stage 9 - 3 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds
Coat all the fillets like this.

Stage 10 - 2 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds
Put a frying pan on high heat and when really hot, add the red mullet fillets skin side downwards (no need to add any oil, as they have already been brushed with it).

Stage 11 - 3 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds
Then turn the fillets over to cook the flesh side.

Stage 12 - 3 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds

Assemble the canapés

On each slice of bread, start by adding a little feta and a little preserved tomato.

Stage 13 - 3 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds
Lay a piece of red mullet on top, skin side downwards.

Stage 14 - 2 min.
Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds
Garnish with a fresh basil leaf and serve immediately.
Remarks
For the oil on the bread and the fish, I recommend using the oil from the preserved tomatoes, if possible, as it is well worth adding the extra flavour.

For the same reason, you can use feta in olive oil with herbs instead of plain feta.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,545 Kcal or 6,469 Kj142 gr266 gr145 gr
77 %55 %25 %22 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
142 Kcal or 595 Kj13 gr25 gr13 gr
7 %5 %2 %2 %
Per
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
129 Kcal or 540 Kj12 gr22 gr12 gr
6 %5 %2 %2 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, Fish
How much will it cost?
  • For 12 s : 18.02 €
  • Per : 1.50 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
BreadBread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Corn salad with croutons, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Fried bread with leek and poached egg , Winemaker's toast, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, ... All
FetaFeta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato and courgette tart, Cretan salad, Greek salad, Thin summer tart "à la grecque", Cretan Bread, ... All
Poppy seedsPoppy seeds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pretzels, Mixed seed grissini, Seeded loaf, Fish in a seed crust, Poppy seed and lemon cake, ... All
Preserved tomatoesPreserved tomatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Cretan Bread, Sushi, Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, Spring Bread, ... All
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