Tuesday Dinner: Seared swordfish with cilantro pesto
Today, I decided to make cilantro pesto, using the recipe from Cooking Light website. I was kind of skeptical about the idea of having cilantro, ginger, and Parmesan cheese all together, but actually it was really really good. You should definitely try it. I used it as a sauce over seared swordfish, but you can use grilled chicken also.
Cilantro pesto (3/4 cup):
Chopped green onions (1/2 cup)
Fresh lime juice (2 Tbsp)
Grated peeled fresh ginger (1 Tbsp)
Salt (3/4 tsp)
Fresh ground black pepper (1/2 tsp)
Ground red pepper (dash)
Garlic cloves, minced (2)
Grated fresh Parmesan cheese (1 ounce, 2 cups loosely packed)
Extravirgin olive oil (2 Tbsp)
Put all ingredients except for olive oil in a food processor. Process until finely minced and drizzle in the olive oil with the processor on.
Sear fish pieces on a really hot skillet until both sides have grill marks, but not cooking all the way through. I also served salad and rice on the side.
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