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Neil Perry's snapper with spiced sweet potato and yoghurt

Neil Perry
Neil Perry

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Neil Perry's snapper with spiced sweet potato and yoghurt
Neil Perry's snapper with spiced sweet potato and yoghurtWilliam Meppem

The delicious simplicity of this fish dish is heightened with a sprinkle of spice and a dollop of yoghurt.

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Ingredients

  • 4 snapper fillets, about 200g each, skin on

  • sea salt

  • 2 tbsp olive oil

  • 1 cup Greek-style yoghurt

  • squeeze of lemon, plus cheeks to serve

  • freshly ground white pepper

Sweet potato salad

  • 500g sweet potato, peeled and cut into 2cm pieces

  • 125ml extra virgin olive oil 1 large onion, roughly chopped

  • ½ tsp ground ginger

  • ½ tsp ground cumin

  • ½ tsp paprika

  • ½ tsp chilli powder

  • juice of ½ lemon

  • 12 green olives, pitted and roughly chopped

  • ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves 

Method

  1. Step 1

    To make the sweet potato salad, place a steamer over high heat and bring to boil. Season potatoes with sea salt and steam for 10-12 minutes, until tender. Place on a paper towel-lined plate.

  2. Step 2

    Heat half the olive oil in a large frying pan over low-medium heat. Cook the onion for 5 minutes, until translucent, then add the sweet potato, spices and a little sea salt. Gently toss. Add the remaining oil, lemon juice, olives and parsley, and toss again until evenly mixed. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.

  3. Step 3

    Heat a grill or frying pan until hot. Season fish with salt and drizzle with olive oil. Place 2 fillets on the grill, skin side down, pressing with a spatula to keep flat for 1 minute. Cook for 2 more minutes without moving, until golden. Turn and cook for 1 minute more. Repeat with remaining fillets.

  4. Step 4

    Place the yoghurt and a little lemon juice in a small bowl, season to taste and combine well.

  5. Step 5

    Serve the fish with some freshly cracked pepper, a dollop of yoghurt, the sweet potato salad and lemon cheeks on the side.

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Neil PerryNeil Perry is a restaurateur, chef and former Good Weekend columnist.

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