Grilled Pikeperch on Potato Salad
Grilled pikeperch on potato salad is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the leafy greens category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 4 pikeperch fillets (with skin, 150-180 g each)
- juice of one lemon
- 1 kg sweet potatoes (firm‑cooking variety)
- 4 tbsp chopped parsley
- 1 onion
- Salt
- pepper (ground)
- 500 ml vegetable broth
- olive oil
- 3 tbsp wine vinegar
- butter
- 500 g Swiss chard (or spinach as substitute)
Instructions
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1.
Cook the potatoes in plenty of salted water, drain and peel. While still warm, slice them into rounds. Peel and dice the onion, then sauté it in 1 tsp butter until translucent. Heat the broth. Add 4 tbsp oil, vinegar, parsley, salt, and pepper to the potatoes and gently mix.
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2.
Wash, trim, and dry the Swiss chard. Heat 1–2 tbsp oil in a pot, cover, and let the spinach wilt briefly before draining. Season with salt, pepper, and a touch of olive oil.
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3.
Season both sides of the pikeperch fillets with salt and pepper, then drizzle with lemon juice. In a pan heat 2 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp butter, and cook the fillets skin‑side down over medium heat for about 4–6 minutes until golden yellow.
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4.
Plate the pikeperch fillets atop the potato salad and Swiss chard, garnish with fried vegetable strips if desired, and serve.