Grilled Dover sole with lime, coconut and avocado relish

Name: Grilled Dover sole with lime, coconut and avocado relish
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 4 x 225g whole Dover sole, cleaned; 1 tbsp groundnut oil; ½ tsp mixed peppercorns, crushed; For the lime, coconut and avocado relish; 50g fresh coconut (ready-cubed from Waitrose or prepare a whole coconut), flesh coarsely grated; ½ mild red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 1 small avocado, stoned and chopped; 5cm piece fresh ginger, shredded; 1 lime, skin and pith removed, flesh segmented and roughly chopped, plus lime wedges to serve; Handful fresh coriander, chopped; 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce (nam pla)

Published: 30 Jun 08
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

This is an ideal light and fresh supper party dish, best served with steamed rice. Buy Dover (or lemon or megrim) sole that smell of the sea, and that have clear eyes. For maximum flavour, cook on the bone.

Serves 4
Ready in 20 min

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Ingredients

4 x 225g whole Dover sole, cleaned
1 tbsp groundnut oil
½ tsp mixed peppercorns, crushed

For the lime, coconut and avocado relish

50g fresh coconut (ready-cubed from Waitrose or prepare a whole coconut), flesh coarsely grated
½ mild red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
1 small avocado, stoned and chopped
5cm piece fresh ginger, shredded
1 lime, skin and pith removed, flesh segmented and roughly chopped, plus lime wedges to serve
Handful fresh coriander, chopped
1 tbsp Thai fish sauce (nam pla)

Method

Preheat the grill to medium. Slash the fish diagonally a few times on both sides. Rub with the oil, peppercorns and some salt. Grill for 3-4 minutes on 2 baking trays, turning halfway, until cooked through.
Combine all the relish ingredients together in a bowl.
Serve the fish with the relish, lime wedges and steamed rice, if you like.

Recipe from July 2008 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 322kcals
Fat: 16.3g (5.5g saturated)
Protein: 42.1g
Carbohydrates: 1.6g (1.1g sugar)
Salt: 1.3g

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