Nena's Holiday Sea Bass with Basil Tomato Sauce

Nena Niessen

Try something new instead of turkey or ham for the holidays.  Fish is healthier and no holiday guilt!  Have a happy holiday & enjoy!

Ingredients - Basil sauce

  • 8 to 10 leaves of Italian Basil
  • Juice of 1 ½ lemon
  • 1 Garlic Clove
  • 1 teaspoons of grape seed oil.
  • 3 teaspoons of water (adjust as needed)
  • 1/8 Teaspoon Sea Salt

Preparation - Basil Sauce

  • Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Set aside

Ingredients - Sea Bass & Tomato Sauce

  • 4 (6-ounce) pieces wild-caught sea bass
  • 1/4 teaspoon of Himalayan salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon of lemon pepper spice
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 medium tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 shallots, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh basil leaves, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon of grape seed oil + 2 teaspoon of oil for tomato sauce

Preparation 

  1. Wash the fish and pat dry, season both sides with salt and lemon pepper, and rub with oil.
  2. Heat a skillet to medium heat and cook the fish until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
  3. Transfer fish to a plate.
  4. In the same skillet over medium heat, add the 2 teaspoons of oil, chopped tomatoes, shallots, basil, minced garlic, salt to taste and simmer for 8 minutes.
  5. Add tomato sauce to the basil sauce prepared earlier.  It gives this recipe an amazing flavor.
  6. Lay the fish over a bed of arugula or the green of your choice and serve immediately.

Note

If you don't know, ask your butcher whether the sea bass is wild-caught or farm-raised. Make sure that it is always wild caught!

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About Nena

Nena Niessen, author of Cures from the Kitchen, is a Nicaraguan chef who is certified in Plant Based Nutrition and Natural Health. As a two-time survivor of cancer herself, Nena’s passion is cooking for cancer patients and boosting their immune systems through the power of delicious, nutritious food. She is a disease prevention cooking expert who only cooks with the most natural of foods. She has appeared on PBS’s “Cooking for Health and Pleasure”, is an official blogger in the Huffington Post, and is a contributor for Edible magazine. Nena has worked with many notable clients such as syndicated radio and talk show host Billy Bush, Arianna Huffington, Sugar Ray Leonard and bestselling authors Dr. Harvey Karp and Robert O. Young; All of whom sing the praises of a woman whose mission is to help people achieve and maintain good health as well as aid in the prevention of disease through the use of healthful, all natural foods. Find Nena online at www.CuresFromtheKitchen.net.