Day 24: Broiled Citrus Fish with Roasted Nutmeg Cauliflower

I got the original fish recipe  from Whole Foods but changed it a bit. The Roasted Cauliflower recipe is from Ellie Krieger's cookbook "The Food You Crave". Neither of us are big cauliflower fans but we love this recipe. If you don't like cauliflower, you've really gotta try this recipe because there's just something about it. I also made a salad of organic baby field greens with homemade buttermilk ranch dressing.

Broiled Fish with Citrus

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup Orange Juice
2 minced shallots
5 fresh Basil leaves, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh Thyme, chopped
2-3 sole fillets, or other mild fish
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

Combine juice, shallots and herbs in a small saucepan and simmer until thickened, 15–20 minutes; cover and set aside.

Heat broiler. Sprinkle both sides of fish with oil, salt and pepper. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet and broil 5 to 6 inches from heat, just until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork, about 5 minutes per half inch of thickness.

Use a wide spatula to transfer fillet to serving plate, spoon sauce on top. Serve immediately.


Roasted Nutmeg Cauliflower

Ingredients

1 head cauliflower (about 2 pounds), cut into florets
2 T. extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350. Place the cauliflower in a 9x13-inch baking dish, toss with the oil, and sprinkle with the nutmeg and salt. Cover the dish and roast for 30 minutes.
Remove the cover, stir, and cook for another 30-45 minutes, until the cauliflower is tender and nicely browned, stirring occasionally.

Note: I made the cauliflower before the fish.

319 Calories

::Tip of the Day::  Choose whole foods (foods mostly unprocessed and unrefined- such as fruits, veggies, whole grains,unprocessed meat, poultry, and fish, and non-homogonized milk) as much as possible. They cost less to you and to the planet's resources, and of course, deliver more health benefits. Highly processed, packaged food is not only less nutritious, but a health-conscious consumer finds himself/herself reading labels usually to find that most of what you're paying for is artificial ingredients or non-nutritive ingredients.