Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Kingfish with salsa verde, white bean purée and fennel salad Food Kingfish with salsa verde, white bean purée and fennel salad Preparation time Cooking time Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 4 x 170g Kingfish fillets 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Salsa verde 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley leaves 1 tbsp basil leaves 1 tbsp mint leaves 1 tbsp baby capers 3 anchovy fillets in oil, drained 1 garlic clove 2 tsp Dijon mustard ¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil Lemon juice, to taste White bean puree 3 garlic cloves 310g can white beans, e.g. fava, cannellini, butter, rinsed and drained 1½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley leaves Fennel salad 1 bunch asparagus, sliced diagonally 2 small fennel, finely sliced, leafy tops reserved 1 small bunch radishes, very finely sliced 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil METHOD For salsa verde, finely chop parsley, basil, mint, capers, anchovy fillets and garlic on a chopping board. Scrape mixture into a small bowl and add mustard, olive oil and lemon juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper. For white bean purée, in a blender or food processor, mince the garlic. Add other ingredients, including the liquid from the beans, and blend until the mixture forms a smooth paste. For fennel salad, steam or boil the sliced asparagus until just tender. Plunge into iced water. Drain well and combine with fennel, radishes, lemon juice and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. To cook fish, lightly score the skin, brush lightly with half of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Heat remaining olive oil in a heavy frying pan over high heat. Fry the fish, skin side down, for one minute. Reduce the heat to medium, turn and cook for an additional two minutes or until cooked through. Serve fish with white bean purée, salsa verde and fennel salad. Garnish with fennel tops. Food Preparation time Cooking time Serves 4 SHARE Perfect Match De Bortoli Blue Pinot Gris 2022 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Signor Vino Fiano 2022 $17.85 in any 12 $18.90 in any 6 $21.00 each Price | options $17.85 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Beaumont Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2021 $17.85 in any 12 $18.90 in any 6 $21.00 each Price | options $17.85 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Spring Seed Wine Co Gypsy Blanc de Blancs NV $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Helen & Joey Estate Chardonnay 2018 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Mount Pleasant Marrowbone Road Fiano 2018 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Exclusive Three Ponds Neptune Sparkling 2021 $28.05 in any 12 $29.70 in any 6 $33.00 each Price | options $28.05 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Andrew Thomas Braemore Semillon 2021 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart House of Certain Views Chardonnay 2022 $34.00 in any 12 $36.00 in any 6 $40.00 each Price | options $34.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $42.50 in any 12 $45.00 in any 6 $50.00 each Price | options $42.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $42.50 in any 12 $45.00 in any 6 $50.00 each Price | options $42.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Winmark Icon 72 Chardonnay 2021 $75.65 in any 12 $80.10 in any 6 $89.00 each Price | options $75.65 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping