Basic ingredients:

• 1/2 kg swordfish slices or fillets
• salt
• 1 lemon
• 1 slice of bread (without crusts)
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 4 tbsp olive oil

• 1 small onion
• 1/2 tsp saffron
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley
• a large pinch of cumin
• 1 small glass of white wine

Steps:

1. Salt the pieces of fish and squeeze a little fresh lemon over them and set aside

2. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the bread and garlic until golden - remove from the pan and set aside - it´s better to do this slowly over a medium to low heat

3. Add the chopped onion to the oil and fry for a few minutes until softened

4. Place the bread, garlic, oil from the pan and onion together with the saffron, parsley, cummin and wine in a blender and mix until you get a smooth sauce

5. Arrange the fish in the frying pan then pour the sauce into the pan and cook over a medium heat untill the sauce begins to simmer then cover and cook for a further 10 mins - add a little water if the sauce gets too thick

6. Check that the fish is ready then garnish with the fresh chopped parsley and serve with fresh lemon slices

 

Tips and ideas:

• You can use frozen swordfish for this recipe
• Serve with a red pepper salad or summer vegetables