Ingredients for Sea Bass with Marinated Vegetables

• 1 ripe medium tomato

• 1 dente de alho, amassado

• 4 basil leaves

• 1 fresh thyme sprig

• 6 green olives, such as picholine, pitted and chopped

• 12 Niçoise olives, pitted and chopped

• 1 colher de sopa de alcaparras escorridas

• 1 celery rib, peeled and diced

• 1/2 small fennel bulb, stalks discarded and bulb diced

• 1 small courgette, diced

• 1 red pepper, diced

• 1 green pepper, diced

• 1 cebola pequena, picada

• About 475ml extra-virgin olive oil, divided

• 1 pinch saffron, crumbled

• 1 lemon, peel and pith cut off and lemon quartered and diced

• 6 (170g) pieces sea bass or striped bass fillet with skin, small bones removed

• 1/4 colher de chá de sal marinho fino

• Azeite de oliva extra virgem para regar

• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives

• Coarse sea salt to taste

Core tomato and cut a shallow X in bottom, then blanch in boiling water 10 seconds. Transfer with a slotted spoon to an ice bath to stop cooking. Keep water at a boil.

Lift out tomato (reserve ice bath), then peel, seed, and dice. Put in a bowl with garlic, basil, thyme, olives, and capers.

Blanch celery, fennel, and courgette in boiling water 30 seconds, then drain and transfer to ice bath. When vegetables are chilled, drain and stir into tomato mixture.

Cook peppers and onion in 2 tablespoons oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature, then stir into vegetables along with saffron and enough remaining oil to cover (about 475ml ). Marinate, covered and chilled, 24 hours.

Pré-aqueça o forno a 232°C com a grade no meio.

Put fish, skin side up, in a shallow baking pan and pat dry. Sprinkle with sea salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper, then drizzle with a little oil. Roast fish until just cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, gently warm half of vegetable mixture and stir in lemon. Serve fish topped with vegetables and sprinkled with chives and coarse sea salt.

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