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Mediterranean Risotto with Sea Bass

Mediterranean Risotto with Sea Bass

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1 small onion
  • 150 g olives mixed green and black
  • 200 g baby tomatoes on the vine (keep some whole for the final dish)
  • tbsp tomato puree
  • 1/2 tsp itlian herbs more if you desire on tasting
  • 180 g risotto rice
  • 900 ml vegetable stock
  • 2 fillets sea bass

Instructions
 

  • Chop the onion, tomatoes and olives. Take about tbsp of the olive oil from which the olives have been soaked in. Add to the pan on a medium heat add all the chopped ingredients.
  • Keep stirring till all of the ingredients are getting soft then add the rice and stir well.
  • Add some of the stock and keep stirring. Add your tomato purée and Italian herbs and continue stirring.
  • Keep adding the remaining stock and keep stirring until the rice becomes soft. Season well with black pepper. Taste as you go.
  • Add the tomatoes on the vine to your pan, cook for about 5 minutes and take out then set aside
  • Add the sea bass fillets to another frying pan. Season with salt and black pepper. Add a small amount of oil and cook on a medium heat with the skin side down for about 2 minutes. This should give a nice crispy skin. Turn and cook for another minute or until the fish is cooked. Be careful you don't burn the skin as this fish doesn't take long.
  • Add the risotto to the dish and place the sea bass fillet on top. Finish with the tomatoes.
  • Serve and enjoy!