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Grey Mullet Tartare

Diced raw grey mullet dressed with olive oil, sumac and chilli, piled high onto grilled toast with cherry tomato, olive and mint. Fifteen minutes, no cooking beyond the toast.

Grey Mullet Tartare
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 2 minutes
Total 17 minutes
Servings 2
Difficulty
Ingredients
  • 300 g grey mullet fillets skin removed
  • 5 cherry tomatoes sliced
  • 4 black olives pitted
  • 10 chives minced
  • 1 lemon
  • mint finely sliced
  • sumac
  • chilli flakes
  • bread for toasting
  • extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
  • Cut the mullet into 1cm cubes and place in a mixing bowl. Keep it in the fridge or over ice while you prep everything else.
  • Cut the cherry tomatoes into eighths. Dice the pitted olives small. Mince the chives and finely slice the mint. Lay everything out so it's ready to go.
  • Toast the bread under the grill or in a toaster until golden. Let it cool slightly while you finish the tartare.
  • Season the fish in the mixing bowl with about 2 tablespoons of olive oil and a good pinch of salt. Stir until evenly coated and glossy.
  • Add most of the tomatoes, olives and herbs. Zest half the lemon over the top, then add a teaspoon of sumac and a quarter teaspoon of chilli flakes.
  • Squeeze in the juice from a quarter of the lemon and stir to combine.
  • Taste and adjust. You can always add more of anything, but you can't easily dilute it once it's overseasoned, so go gradually.
  • Pile the tartare generously onto the toast. Finish with a final drizzle of olive oil and a light dusting of sumac.
Equipment
  • Chef's Knife
  • Bread Knife
  • Chopping board
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Microplane Zester
  • Toaster
Recipe Notes
Quality and freshness of the fish matter more than anything else here, buy the best mullet you can find and use it the same day. Keep the fish cold right up until it's dressed, warm raw fish loses its texture fast.

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From the Chef

Even the simplest tartare comes down to two things: sourcing good fish and handling it properly. Keep the mullet cold right up until it’s dressed, warm raw fish loses its shine and its texture fast. Season gradually too, add less than you think you need, taste, then build up. It’s easy to add more salt or acid to a tartare. It’s nearly impossible to take it back out.

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