Couscous salad with peri peri chicken

For ➍
370 g chicken thigh fillets
3 tbs peri peri sauce medium*
300 g couscous
40 cl boiling water**
3 tbs olive oil
2 avocados
190 g vine tomatoes
1 red onion
75 g arugula salad mix
175 g fresh mango pieces

Brush the chicken fillet with the peri peri sauce. Heat the grill pan without oil or butter and grill the chicken over medium heat for 10-12 m.
In the meantime, put the couscous in a large bowl and pour over the boiling water**. Add the oil and leave covered for 10 m.
Meanwhile, cut the avocados in half lengthwise. Remove the kernel and scoop the flesh out of the skin with a spoon. Slice the flesh. Cut the tomatoes in half and the red onion in half rings. Stir the couscous with a fork and season with salt and pepper.
Mix the couscous with the salad mix. Halve the mango pieces. Slice the chicken thigh fillet..
Scoop the couscous on a large plate. Divide the avocados, tomatoes, onion, mango and chicken slices on top.

*Or make fresh peri-piri.
**Add chicken stock power for flavor.
***You can prepare the chicken fillet on the barbecue. Keep the same preparation time.

Fresh tuna & salade niçoise (French Riviera salad)

For ➏
400 g green beans, trimmed
750 g small potatoes
vegetable oil for brushing
20 g drained bottled capers
400 g lettuce (2 heads), leaves separated & large ones torn into pieces
1 bunch cherry tomatoes
100 g small brine-cured black olives
4 hard-boiled large eggs, quartered
3 tbs fresh parsley & basil, finely chopped
750 g (2,5 cm thick) tuna steaks*
ice-bowl with ice-cubes
20-25 cl (or 10 tbs for the salad +10 tbs for (optional) extra) salade niçoise dressing**

Cook beans in boiling salted water 3 to 4 m. Transfer to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Add potatoes to boiling water and simmer 15 to 20 m, then drain. Halve potatoes while still warm (peel if desired) and toss with 2 tbs dressing in a bowl, then cool.
Prepare grill for cooking.
Brush tuna with oil and season with salt and pepper, then grill on lightly oiled rack, uncovered, turning over once, until browned on outside but still pink in centre, 6 to 8 m in total. Let tuna stand for 3 minutes, then break into large pieces. Put tuna on a large platter and drizzle with 2 to 3 tbs dressing and top with capers.< Add potatoes to platter with tuna. Drain beans and pat dry. Toss beans in bowl with 1 tbs dressing and salt and pepper to taste, then transfer to platter. Toss lettuce in bowl with 2 tbs dressing and salt and pepper to taste, then transfer to platter. Toss tomatoes in bowl with 1 tbs dressing and salt and pepper to taste, then transfer to platter. Arrange olives and eggs on platter and sprinkle salad with parsley and/or basil. Serve salad with remaining dressing on the side.

*You can do a light salad without the tuna. If you must, you can use canned tuna. If you prefer fully cooked tuna, try the marinating tuna recipe.
**Or try a lemon & mustard vinaigrette.

The salade was named niçoise by tourists, and originally meant a typical salad of the region, consisting mainly of tomatoes and olive oil. It became popular in the 60's, when scarcely clad, tan-hungry tourists from all over Europe were drawn to the French Riviera. The discussion thrives on about the original recipe of la sallada nissarda, mainly omitting green beans and potatoes from the now widely spread recipe.
The city of Nice is only a part of France since 1860. Before the treaty, it went its own way, mostly with Sardinian and Italian allies and influences, tough it was occupied by French (and Spanish) armies before. The Italian freedom fighter Garibaldi, born in Nice, tried to make it a part of Italy.
Picture in salade niçoise dressing shows the fishing nets on the beach of late 19th century Nice.
Read more Provençal recipes: salade niçoise dressing, Provençal garlic sauce, old-fashioned salade niçoise, Saint-Tropez (Provençal) chicken.

Quick Japanese marinated salmon

For ➋
2 salmon fillets 150 g each
1 tbs soy sauce
3 tbs mirin
1 tbs sake
½ tbs oil

Combine all ingredients except the oil in a ziplock bag, remove as much air as possible and marinate overnight (or minimum 3 h).
Heat ½ tbs oil in a non stick pan over medium heat*.
Add salmon skin side down, cook for 2 to 3 m until crispy. Check the skin to ensure it isn't cooking too quickly - if it is, then turn down the heat and/or remove the pan from the stove briefly to allow the temperature to decrease.
Drizzle over remaining marinade in the ziplock bag over the flesh side. Flip and cook the flesh side for 2 m, or to your liking. I like salmon medium rare so the inside is very moist and just cooked.
Rest for a couple of minutes, remembering that the salmon will continue to cook while resting, then serve.

*Be careful to ensure you cook it over medium heat and no higher - because of the sugar in the mirin, if you cook it on too high a heat the sugar will burn before the inside has been cooked.
**Other method: to broil/grill, preheat the broiler/grill on high. Use the oil to grease a tray, then place the salmon on it and place under the broiler/grill (about 5 inches / 15 cm from the heat source) until cooked to your liking. The general rule of thumb is 10 m per 2.5 cm thickness of the fillet (measure the thickest part of the fish).

Tomato medley with halloumi

For ➋ as a salad or for ➍ as a starter
1 fresh red chilli
½ bunch fresh basil
extra virgin olive oil
balsamic vinegar
600 g mixed cherry tomatoes
250 g halloumi cheese
1 large beefsteak tomato
for the dressing:
2 yellow tomatoes
2 orange tomatoes
4 cloves of garlic

Preheat the oven to 190ºC.
For the dressing, place the tomatoes and garlic on a baking tray and roast for 15 m, or until soft.
Deseed and finely slice the chilli and pick and tear up the basil, reserving a few baby leaves for garnish.
Once roasted, pop the tomatoes in a blender and squeeze in the soft garlic flesh, then blitz until smooth.
Add a few swigs of oil, a splash of balsamic and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper, blitz again and check the seasoning, then set aside.
Roughly chop the cherry tomatoes, then place in a bowl and dress with oil, the chilli and torn basil.
Slice up the halloumi, then hit it with some black pepper.
Preheat a large non-stick pan over a medium heat, then add the halloumi in a single layer so most of the slices are touching – you want to create a doily effect with a few gaps.
Cook for 4 to 5 m, or until golden and starting to melt together, then carefully flip over with a fish slice. If it breaks, don’t worry, it will all melt back together.
Once golden on both sides, slide it onto a serving board.
Finely slice the beef tomato and lay the slices on top of the halloumi.
Tip over the dressed tomatoes over and scatter with the reserved basil leaves.
Take to the table with the tomato and roast garlic dressing to drizzle over before serving.

Seared swordfish steaks with salmoriglio & tomato & pepper salad

For ➍
for the salmoriglio:
6 tbs extra virgin olive oil
3 tbs water
1½ tbs lemon juice
pinch salt
1 garlic clove, very finely chopped
1 tbs chopped fresh oregano
1 tbs chopped fresh celery herb or celery leaves (optional)
1 tbs chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
for the swordfish:
4 x 200 g swordfish steaks (about 2 cm thick)
olive oil
peperoncini or crushed dried chillies
salt & freshly ground black pepper
for the salad dressing:
1½ tbs lemon juice
3 tbs extra virgin olive oil
1 medium-hot red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
salt & freshly ground black pepper
for the salad:
500 g ripe & juicy tomatoes, skinned, seeds removed, chopped
2 red peppers, roasted, peeled, seeds & stalk removed, cut into strips
1 small red onion, finely chopped
60 g preserved lemon, rinsed, flesh removed & discarded, skin chopped into small pieces
2 tbs chopped fresh coriander

Preheat a griddle pan until very hot, or preheat the barbecue, allowing the flames to die down (approximately 40 minutes).
For the salmoriglio, place the oil and water into a bowl and whisk together until thick and emulsified.
Add the lemon juice and a pinch of salt, to taste.
Add the garlic, oregano, celery herb or leaves (if using) and parsley and stir well.
For the swordfish, brush the swordfish generously with oil and season well with peperoncini or crushed dried chilli and salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Place the swordfish onto the griddle pan or barbecue and cook for four minutes on each side, or until completely cooked through.
For the dressing, place the lemon juice and olive oil into a clean bowl and mix well.
Add the red chilli, garlic and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
To serve, place the swordfish steaks onto four plates and drizzle over the salmoriglio. Place a large spoonful of the chopped tomatoes next to each portion of swordfish.
Top each pile of tomatoes with a little of the sliced roasted peppers, followed by some red onion and a sprinkle of preserved lemon pieces.
Drizzle the dressing over the tomato salad and sprinkle over the chopped coriander.

Read a similar recipe for Sicilan swordfish and its salmoriglio.
Read tip on grilling and marinating swordfish.

Boudins d'Amay (Belgian pudding sausages with sweet potatoes, turnips & parsnips)

For ➍
4 boudins blancs de Liège (white sausages with pork meat, bread and marjoram)
4 boudins noirs (black pudding sausages) with raisins
4 parsnips
4-6 sweet potatoes
3-4 rutabaga/swedes (purple turnips)
1 tbs honey
4 onions
2 ts sirop de Liège
4 garlic cloves
3 ts mustard
4 ts cranberry jam
fleur de sel
Espelette pepper
olive oil
butter

Dip the unpeeled parsnip in salted water and boil for 15 m. Cool in ice-water, rub the skin off.
Cut the parsnips into thick slices and brush them with olive oil. Sprinkle with fleur de sel, and toast the slices on both sides on a grill. Drizzle with (mandarin) oil and give them a whirl with the pepper mill.
Meanwhile put unpeeled sweet potatoes, in an oven @ 200°C. Roast for 45 m.
Put 4 unpeeled onions in the oven and let them yarn. Peel the sweet potatoes, rub the sweet potatoes with olive oil and a little sesame oil, sprinkle with fleur de sel, a little Espelette pepper and honey. Put the sweet potatoes in a baking dish with butter and bake them a little more.
Peel the onions, arrange them with some crushed garlic cloves in a baking dish. Peel the rutabaga turnips, cut into cubes. Fry them briefly in olive oil and add them to the baking dish. Brown a little butter and spread over the turnips. Sprinkle with fleur de sel and pepper. Put the baking dish in the oven for 40 m @ 180-200°C. Toss a few times.
Mix 3 ts mustard with 4 (or more) ts of cranberry jam.
Slice black pudding sausages with raisins and white Liege tripes. Fry in foaming butter.
Arrange the sweet potato, roasted parsnips, turnips on the warmed plates. Dress the turnips with a spoonful of syrup of Liège. Put the sliced sausages next to a generous serving of the mixed mustard. If desired, garnish with parsley and sesame seeds.

*Alternatively, clean and slice the vegetables. Steam for 20 m and grill them lightly.

*Or peel the vegetables, cut  into small parts, preheat an oven to 200°C, put the vegetables on baking paper (each in  small group of its own), spray with olive oil, bake them for about 25 m. Dress the vegetables with honey, mustard & jam, butter, as indicated in the recipe.

Grilled fennel with lemon oil

For ➍
500 g (baby) fennel
extra virgin olive oil
lemon olive oil (or lemon juice & zest)
sea salt
fresh Italian parsley, chopped

When using baby fennel, cut off the green stems and the very bottom of the root (but not so much that the layers have nothing to attach to). Cut the fennel in half lengthwise, and then again into 4-6 bite-sized wedges.
When using a large fennel bulb simply trim off the stems, slice off the bottom and cut the bulb in half lengthwise. Cut each half into even-sized wedges, about 1.5 cm thick.
For an outdoor grill, simply brush your fennel wedges with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and grill until soft and tender, turning occasionally.
For a grill pan, heat the pan on medium high heat for 3-5 m. Lightly coat fennel in olive oil and sea salt (use a bowl and stir)*. When the pan is hot, add 1-2 tbs olive oil and gently swirl it in the pan to coat the surface. Place fennel in a single layer on the hot grill, lower the heat to medium and cook until translucent, tender and slightly browned, turning occasionally, about 10 m.
The fennel should have grill marks and be caramelized in places. Remove the fastest cooking fennel pieces from the grill when they are done and place them in a bowl.
When all the fennel is finished cooking, drizzle it lightly with lemon oil (or juice and zest) and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley. Adjust salt and zest if necessary.
Serve it as a salad or with grilled chicken or salmon.

*Or make a marinade of 1½ ts olive oil, 1 tbs balsamic vinegar (or ½ lemon juiced), 1 tbs Dijon mustard (coarse if you have it) and 1 tbs minced garlic. Brush the fennel slices with the marinade before grilling.

Agnello alla griglia con asparagi (grilled lamb chops with asparagus)

For ➍
2 cloves garlic, peeled and left whole
2–3 sprigs rosemary*
salt flakes
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
2 tbs white wine
16 lamb chops
16 spears asparagus, trimmed if necessary
mint leaves, to garnish
lemon wedges, to serve

Place the garlic and rosemary in a mortar, add a pinch of salt and pound with the pestle until the garlic breaks down into a paste. Add the olive oil and wine and mix well. Set aside.
Bash the chops with a meat mallet. This process will tenderise the meat as well as increase the surface area the marinade can stick to. Massage the lamb chops with the garlic marinade, making sure they are evenly coated. Place the chops in a non-reactive bowl or plastic container, cover with a lid or plastic film and marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Blanch the asparagus in salted boiling water for 1–2 minutes or until tender, but still firm to the touch. Drain, then rinse under cold water to preserve the vivid green colour. Season to taste with salt, then finish with a drizzle of extra olive oil and a scattering of mint leaves.
Heat up a chargrill pan or a coal barbecue. Cook the chops on both sides over very high heat until scorched but still succulent. The cooking time depends on the thickness of the chops and personal taste, but as a guide, for medium, cook on both sides for 2–3 m. Cover the chops with foil and rest for 5 m before serving.
Arrange the chops and asparagus on a large serving platter, squeeze a little lemon juice over the top and serve hot.
Serve with grilled potatoes.

*Oregano will do as well.

Grilled potatoes

For ➍
1 kg new potatoes, washed & quartered
½ tbs finely chopped garlic
½ ts salt
½ tbs finely chopped fresh rosemary
1 ts finely chopped fresh thyme
½ ts freshly ground black pepper

Place the cut potatoes in a medium bowl. Drizzle 2 tbs of oil over the top and add about half of the seasoning mixture. Stir the potatoes to evenly coat them. Grill the potatoes over direct medium heat on BBQ, with the lid closed as much as possible, until tender, 10 to 15 m, turning occasionally. (Keep the potatoes warm while you grill the lamb).

Cod en papillotte with asparagus & mushrooms

For ➍
4 cod fillets
8 white asparagus
100 g white mushrooms
1 bunch scalions
1 lemon
1 dl cream

Peel the asparagus and keep the peel. Cut the asparagus diagonally. Cook until al dente in boiling salted water.
Cut the mushrooms into quarters and blanch them briefly in the cooking water from the asparagus.
Keep the cooked vegetables separately and add the asparagus peel to the cooking water.
Reduce by half and pour through a sieve. Add the lemon juice and the cream and bring to boil.
Grease 4 pieces of aluminum foil with butter. Put cod fillets on and arrange the vegetables with a few few spoonfuls of sauce.
Close the papillotes. Bake for 10 m on the BBQ.
Open. Garnish with the chopped spring onions and serve immediately.

Read tip on cooking asparagus.

Grilled fish with green mango pico de gallo

For ➋-➍
1 firm green mango cut into brunoise
¼ cup red bell peppper cut into brunoise
¼ cup red onion cut into brunoise
1 tbs minced coriander
½ ts kosher salt (less if you use regular salt)
1 tbs lime juice
1 serrano chilli minced with seeds (optional)
1 ts of favourite hot sauce (optional)
2 fillets of fish (salmon, swordfish and halibut are all good choices)

Put the green mango, bel pepper, onion, coriander, salt, lime juice, chilli and hot sauce in a bowl and toss to combine.
Use a paper towel to dry the surface of the fish and salt and pepper. Grill over charcoal, broil or pan-fry.
To serve, just top the cooked fillet with a dollop of green mango pico de gallo. For a creamy tropical side dish, cook polenta with a 50/50 mixture of coconut milk and water along with some green curry paste.

Try the regular pico de gallo. Or the similar salsa fresca.

London smoked eel sandwich

For ➊
1 slice of sourdough bread
butter
30-40 g fillet of smoked eel*
1 heaped ts of horseradish cream
Dijon mustard
¼ small red onion, peeled & thinly sliced
2 tbs white wine vinegar
a good pinch of sugar

Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar. Steep the sliced onion in the pickle and let stand for 1 h.
Warm a grilling pan over a gentle heat. Lay the sour dough on the grill and brown nicely.
Cut the eel fillet into 3 largish pieces.
Butter the toasted side of the sour dough. Cut this in half and spread with Dijon mustard.
Lay on the eel and then the horseradish cream. Lay on the other piece of toast and return to the grill.
Allow the sandwich to brown, then flip and cook similarly on the other side.
Put on a plate and heap the drained pickle alongside.
Serve immediately.

*Replace with smoked trout or mackerel fillet. Or even smoked halibut.

Fennel & blood orange salad

For ➌
4 tbs hazelnuts or walnuts
1 medium-large fennel bulb, leaves and stems trimmed off
salt & freshly ground black pepper
juice of 1 lemon
2 large blood oranges (or any orange* or grapefruit*)
1 small shallot, peeled and cut into paper-thin slices
10 mint leaves
2 tbs extra-virgin olive oil
1 ts lime zest

Place nuts in dry skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring, to toast. Let cool. If using hazelnuts, roll them around in a dishcloth (or, if cool enough, in your hands), discarding any loose skins. Coarsely chop nuts. Set aside. (Add some walnut oil for toasting*).
Slice about 1 cm from bottom of fennel and discard. Slice fennel very thinly on a mandoline, or with a knife, starting with flat bottom side. Toss in serving bowl with salt, pepper and lemon juice. (Add a drop of Pernod)*.
Trim all peel and pits from oranges. Holding peeled fruit over bowl containing fennel, use sharp knife to cut sections from membrane and let them drop into bowl. Squeeze remaining membrane over bowl to sprinkle salad with remaining juice, and discard membrane. Add shallots, mint leaves, olive oil and reserved nuts and toss gently. Sprinkle with lime zest.
Serve a a salad or as a side dish to smoked salmon or grilled fish fillets.
Leftovers can be served a day later.

*Optional.

The fennel trick here is to shave it thinly and toss it with lemon juice and salt, it’s licorice vibe is neutralized, leaving just the refreshing part.

Pomodori fritti (fried tomatoes)

For ➍
4 large, slightly underripe (or green) tomatoes
cornmeal
olive oil

Cut the tomatoes in thick slices.*
Roll in the cornmeal.
Have a finger of oul in a pean. Heat.
Fry the tomatoes until crisp and golden.
Drain on a paper towel.
Serve hot with sliced mozzarella and basil leaves.
Or serve as a side dish for grilled fish or meat.
Or serve on a baguette, covered with some mayonnaise and pesto.

*When you got enough time, let the sliced tomatoes rest for 30 m. Dry them with a paper towel. Roll them in flour, then in breadcrumbs. Grease the pan with a paper towel paper with some oil and bake the slices for a slightly lighter dish.
Or cut the tomatoes in half. Let the slices rest upside down for 2 h. Remove the wet inside. Dry the inside. Make a mix of bread crumbs, pepper, chopped parsley, a pinch of salt and oil. Put some capers in the tomato halves. Fill the cavities of the tomatoes with the mixture of breadcrumbs. Fry the tomatoes.

Turkish kofta kebabs with minted yogurt & kohlrabi & carrot salad

For ➍
900 g minced lamb
2 onions, finely grated
6 garlic cloves, crushed
2 ts dried chilli flakes
1 small bunch of flatleaf parsley, chopped
oil for brushing
2 vine-ripened tomatoes, thinly sliced
salt & freshly ground black pepper
carrot & kohlrabbi salad with minted yogurt

Preheat a charcoal barbecue 40 m ahead of cooking or a gas barbecue 10 m ahead of cooking. If using a cast-iron griddle pan, heat it over a high heat, then lower the heat slightly before cooking.
Cover 8 bamboo skewers with cold water and leave them to soak.
Put the minced lamb into a bowl with the onions, garlic, chilli flakes, parsley, 1 ts of salt and some freshly ground black pepper. Mix together with your hands until bound together.
Divide the mixture into 8 and mould it into long sausage shapes around the drained bamboo skewers.
Brush the kofta generously with oil and lightly oil the bars of the barbecue or griddle. Cook for 5 m, turning occasionally, until browned all over and cooked through.
Spread the minted yogurt over 1 large or 4 individual serving plates. Lay the kofta on top, garnish with the sliced tomatoes and serve with the salad.

Shiitakes with lime & soy sauce

For ➍
100 g shiitakes, shredded or sliced
1 lime (juice & scrubbed peel, shredded)
2 cl soy sauce
10 g sesame seeds
4 toasts

Sauté the shiitakes in a little bit of butter for 4-5 m.*
When ready, add the lime juice and the shredded peel. Add soy sauce and sesame seeds.
Serve with fresh toast.

*Or you can brush them with olive oil and grill them for 5-10 m.

Scottadito di agnello al limone (Lazio grilled lamb)

For ➍
16 lamb rib chops
zest of 2 lemons*
4 tbs fresh mint (or rosemary)*
5 tbs/8 cl olive oil
2 cloves garlic
sea salt & cracked black pepper
lemon wedges (for serving)

Place all the ingredients except the lamb (and lemon wedges) in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped together.*/**
Rub the mixture into the lamb chops and refrigerate them for 2 h.*/**
Bring the lamb to room temperature.
Preheat the grill, and then grill the chops until they are medium rare, or about 2 m on each side.
Place the chops on a serving platter with the lemon wedges and serve hot with a tossed green salad (arugula, radicchio, dandelion greens, lettuce ...).

*Use 2 tbs of lemon juice to have a stronger lemon taste. Replace mint with rosemary, laurel & thyme. Let it work for 3 h.
**The Marche interpretation of this recipe adds 100 g grinded cured lard (or prosciutto) to the rubbing mixture and let it work for 12 h.

'Scottadito' roughly translates as 'burned fingers', as it is said that this dish is so delicious that you will not be able to wait until it cools before you dig in and enjoy it, burning your fingers in the process.

Tomato & fennel salad with grilled fish

For ➍
400 g fish fillets (tuna, mackerel, trout)
a handful of fresh marjoram or oregano, leaves picked & chopped
8 nice plum tomatoes or 800g mixed tomatoes
2 bulbs of fennel, trimmed, coarse outer leaves removed, herby tops reserved
2 tbs balsamic vinegar
1 red chilli, deseeded & finely sliced*

2 lemons
sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
extra virgin olive oil

To make the salad, finely slice the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Arrange on your plates. Finely slice your fennel bulb and dress it in a bowl with extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper then scatter over your tomatoes.

Mix together a good lug of extra virgin olive oil, a nice squeeze of lemon juice and a pinch of salt and pepper. Drizzle this all over the fish then pat on the chopped marjoram or oregano. Put your fillets (skin-down) on the hottest part of the clean (BBQ) grill.

If your fillets are 2 cm thick, they’ll only need about 2 m cooking time. If it still has the skin on, cook it skin-side down as it’s less likely to stick. Once cooked, remove to a warm plate. Remove the skin, flake the meat.

Serve salad on 4 large plates. Spoon over the fish. Scatter over the reserved fennel tops, drizzle with the balsamic vinegar and scatter with chilli*.

*optional.

Grilled salmon & fennel salad

For ➍
400 g salmon, with skin*
2 medium fennel bulbs, with stalks & fronds
100 g (or 1 can) cannellini beans**
salt & black pepper
garlic powder
olive oil
juice of 2 lemons
(rice wine) vinegar

Cut stalks off fennel, reserving the fronds. Cut the bulbs in half.

Coat the fennel with olive oil and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.

Do the same with the salmon. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the seasoned salmon.

Grill the fennel and the salmon on a preheated grill, brushing occasionally with olive oil.

After everything has been turned once or twice, squeeze the juice of 1 lemon over everything. Continue cooking until fennel is slightly soft and has dark grill marks, and salmon is cooked through.***

Let everything cool a bit, before slicing fennel into pretty thin strips, and flaking the salmon off the skin.

Place into a bowl together. Add rinsed beans. Dress with olive oil, lemon juice and a bit of vinegar, and season with salt, pepper and white pepper. Toss gently.

Serve with crusty bread.****

*With skin, it's easier to grill the fish.
**Or other white beans. When using dried beans, cook them separately. (Use 40 g dried beans, they will double in size when cooked). You could use cooked green beans. Or leave the beans out.
***Salmon steaks of 2.5 cm thick would need 5 m for each side on medum, when the grill is hot enough to scar the flesh. Sliced fennel of 2.5 cm thick would need 5 m to grill, then 5 m to become sweet. A trick is to microwave the fish, about 1 m per 100 g, stop before completion, then grill the fish for 2 m each side.
****Or put it away and eat it cold the next day.

Read a similar recipe: seared salmon with fennel salad.

Lemon grilled tuna steaks

For ➋-➍
4 tuna steaks, 2.5 cm thick
1 untreated lemon
3 medium cloves of garlic, grated
1 tbs sea salt (½ tbs table salt)
1 ts coarse ground black pepper
4 tbs olive oil

Use a vegetable peeler to peel the zest off the lemon. Use a sharp knife to cut the zest into long thin strips.

Rub the tuna steaks with the garlic. Sprinkle both sides with the salt and pepper. Put the steaks in a large freezer bag, and then scatter the lemon zest across them. Drizzle the olive oil all over the tuna. Seal the bag, pressing out as much air as you can. Put the tuna in the fridge overnight to marinate.

Take them out of the fridge while you heat up the grill (about 15 m).

The grill should be very hot. Grill one side until you see the red tuna turn beige about ⅓ of the way up the side. Flip, then grill the other side until only a hint of pink remains.

Serve the tuna steaks with a salad, in a bun with tomato and lettuce, or as a niçoise salad with lettuce, tomatoes, green beans, red onions, boiled egg and niçoise olives.

Tuna is mostly served almost rare to avoid dryness. The marinade allows to fully cook the fish.
Try some Niçoise recipes for a sandwich, the classic salade niçoise, or a tradional sallada Nissarda. Try the salad with a niçoise dressing.