World Gourmet Summit 2004
Culinary Masterclass


The Cuisine of
Mauricio Guerrero Cruz
Restaurant Adra
Ritz-Carlton Santiago, Chile

Chilean Seabass with Warm Quinoa Salad
  Serves 2
  INGREDIENTS
  Filling
2 x 250g
10ml
Chilean seabass fillets, with tail
Dandaragan Estate Olive Oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
  Warm Quinoa Salad
80g
100g
60g
10g
30g
10g

quinoa
tomatoes, cut into pieces
bell peppers, grilled
chopped parsley
zucchini, cut into pieces, blanched
carrot, cut into pieces, blanched
California Raisins
Lemon juice
  Salsa Verde
3
251m
5g

30g
25g

40g
whole eggs
Dandaragan Estate Olive Oil
chopped garlic
White Wine Vinegar
chopped parsley
chopped cilantro
Green chillies; to taste
white onions; peeled, chopped
Method:
1.
For the Chilean Seabass: Scale and fillet each Chilean sea bass from head down towards the tail, stopping right before the tail. Cut the spine off with a pair of scissors, leaving the two fillets attached to the tail. Remove any remaining bones using a pair of tweezers. Brush the fish withDandaragan Estate Olive Oil and season with salt and pepper. Then pan-fry the fish for about 3 minutes on each side.
2.
For the Warm Quinoa Salad: Soak the quinoa in cold water for two hours. Rinse it and boil in 140ml of salted water until the water is completely absorbed. Heat up a pan with Dandaragan Estate Olive Oil and add the quinoa, vegetables and California Raisins.Remove the pan from heat and season the warm salad with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Mix thoroughly and add in tomatoes and chopped parsley.
3.
For Salsa Verde: Boil the eggs for three minutes. Remove the shells from the hard-boiled eggs and chop into small pieces. Transfer chopped egg into a blender; add Dandaragan Estate Olive Oil, garlic and vinegar and pulse until a smooth consistency is achieved. Then add in the parsley, cilantro and green chilies and pulse again until well mixed. Pour the mixture into a bowl and stir in chopped white onions.

To Serve:
Place the pan-fried Chilean sea bass on each serving plate; add warm quinoa salad at the side and spoon salsa verde over.