With my mother-in-law’s passing, the inevitable clean up and division of “stuff” is happening. My husband and oldest son went back down to Baltimore this past week to pitch in and help Steve’s sister with the work of emptying her condo. Needing to leave early on Wednesday morning, our son came to our apartment to spend the night on Tuesday. Steve and I had several business networking events that evening so he offered to cook dinner.
Well we arrived home to a DINNER!!! A gourmet dinner and combination – this Roasted Sea Bass on a Radicchio Salad with Sugar Snap Peas & Apple – that I would have never thought of. He is fearless, creative and brilliant in his cooking and combinations. He is, I think, a better cook than me. Okay. That. Was. Hard. To say.
I had some sea bass fillets in the fridge and he found a head of radicchio, a bunch of herbs – parsley, cilantro, mint and dill, part of a jalapeño, some sugar snap peas and a Jazz apple. He made a beautiful salad of the radicchio, thinly sliced apple, a little fresh jalapeño, par boiled sugar snap peas and herbs with a lemon, olive oil, mustard, and worcestershire sauce dressing and the fish was marinating in a lemon, olive oil, herb mixture. He felt my refrigerator needed cleaning out so he went to work using things up.
When would I dream my son would chastise me on the condition of my vegetable drawers?
Never.
But it’s all good! And, he was right.
So the fish fillets, with the herb marinade piled on top, roasted in 425 degree oven for close to 20 minutes. Did you ever notice that sea bass fillets really expand and puff up in thickness, so the roasting takes longer than you would expect?
But then he did something unexpected, because he wanted the herbs to be crispy. When finished roasting, he flash broiled the fillets and got those herbs to have a nice crunch! I wouldn’t have thought of that. And, he served the fish on top of a big pile of the salad. Total delish!! And beautiful!
So I don’t really have his recipe but what I’ve outlined here is what he told me he did and here’s a picture of his delicious dish.
To all you young mothers out there, cook delicious meals, let your children see you do it, have them help. Then you too will reap the rewards later and have dinners like this cooked for you!! What goes around comes around. Do it with LOVE and you will be rewarded.
I can’t wait to see what he and his fiancée will cook up tonight for Steve’s Father’s Day Dinner.
Happy Father’s Day to all you wonderful dads out there!!! Have an awesome day!
Wilder Condiments Honey Jalapeño Mustard with Leeks on Roasted Sea Bass
Herbes de Provence and fresh ginger
Too rich
How do you cook?
Grilled Farmer’s Market chicken with lemon ginger basting sauce
I would not have thought of this combination either. Great combination. Your son is a very creative cook.
Jovina Coughlin recently posted…Cooking The Italian Provinces – Cremona
Me neither! Thanks Jovina!!
Fresh, fruity and so very flavourful!
Angie@Angie’s Recipes recently posted…No Bake Almond Butter Tart with Speculoos Cookie Crust
Exactly Angie!! It was delicious, light, so flavorful and refreshing!!
Looks delicious Mary Frances, light and fresh a perfect summer meal.
Suzanne recently posted…The Garden, Pretty In Pink A DIY Rhubarb Cordial And A Smoothie
Exactly Suzanne!!
I’m sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. This does look like a wonderful dinner to come home to!
Thanks Sues – and this dinner was wonderful!
I’m sorry about your MIL—we’ve lost 3 of our 4 parents in the past 2 years. What a fabulous meal your son prepared! My youngest has been asking me about cooking—maybe there’s hope that one of my 3 will actually like to cook!
Liz recently posted…Individual Berry Crisps
Well that’s been a tough 2 years, Liz – so sorry.
I’m sure one of your kids will love to cook – your genes are there!!
Really nice combo of ingredients! Love the flash broil technique — need to play with that. Thanks!
John/Kitchen Riffs recently posted…The Bee’s Knees Cocktail
Yes!! I really liked the intense flavorful crunch it gave the whole dish!
Oh, my deepest condolences for your loss! Sending prayers and virtual hugs your way. On a lighter note, sea bass is one of my favorites and this dish looks amazing! So many wonderful flavors and ingredients in here! This is a fabulous dinner for summer! Cheers! <3
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary recently posted…Raspberry Gin Fizz Popsicles
Thanks Cheyanne!!
Now that is one delicious sounding meal. You don’t need a recipe with directions like that. A big thanks to your son for the inspiration.
Karen (Back Road Journal) recently posted…Broccoli And Cauliflower Salad
Thanks Karen!! 🙂
Perfect Mary Frances! WE are eating more fish now and lots o salad– so this just fits our dinner time! Hope all’s well with you… xo
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Thanks Rhonda!! More fish and more salad are all good!! 🙂