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.
26,6244.1/5 for 22 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: July 13th 2016
For 12 s, you will need:
80 g 
3 tablespoons 
4 fillets of red mullet
basil
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 35 min. | 10 min. | 45 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
Should be eaten immediately.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
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.
Brush the slices of bread rapidly with olive oil on both sides.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
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).
Keep hot (in the oven at 176°F / 80°C, for example).
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Prepare the red mullet fillets
Rinse and dry 4 fillets of red mullet, then remove any bones carefully.Stage 6 - 2 min.
Brush the fillets with olive oil on both sides, then salt and pepper them.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Tip 80 g poppy seeds onto a small plate...
Stage 8
...then dip the fish fillets flesh side downwards in the poppy seeds.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Coat all the fillets like this.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
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.
Then turn the fillets over to cook the flesh side.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
Assemble the canapés
On each slice of bread, start by adding a little feta and a little preserved tomato.Stage 13 - 3 min.
Lay a piece of red mullet on top, skin side downwards.
Stage 14 - 2 min.
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.
For the same reason, you can use feta in olive oil with herbs instead of plain feta.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,545 Kcal or 6,469 Kj | 142 gr | 266 gr | 145 gr |
| 77 % | 55 % | 25 % | 22 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 142 Kcal or 595 Kj | 13 gr | 25 gr | 13 gr |
| 7 % | 5 % | 2 % | 2 % |
| Per | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 129 Kcal or 540 Kj | 12 gr | 22 gr | 12 gr |
| 6 % | 5 % | 2 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 s : 18.02 €
- Per : 1.50 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Winemaker's toast, Mediterranean toast, Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), Summery cheese on toast, Kérinou slices, ... All |
 | Poppy seeds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fish in a seed crust, Mixed seed grissini, Pretzels, Poppy seed and lemon cake, Seeded loaf, ... All |
 | Preserved tomatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spring Bread, Cretan Bread, Tomato foccacia, Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, ... All |
 | Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cretan salad, Tomato and courgette tart, Cretan Bread, Souda salad, Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad, ... All |
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