Sesame-Crusted-Char

Sesame-Crusted
Arctic Char
with Sautéed
Bok Choy

Dinner

Adapted from the
Natural Gourmet Institute

I Love Me Café ®

Photo Credit: Alexandra Shytsman
for Natural Gourmet Institute

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  • 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • Pinch of dried chili flakes
  • 2 4-ounce skinless Arctic Char fillets (or wild organic salmon fillets)
  • 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 heads baby bok choy, whites sliced on a diagonal, greens left whole
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil

Sesame-Crusted Arctic Char with Sautéed Bok Choy

Adapted from the Natural Gourmet Institute

Yield: 2 Servings

PROCEDURE

1. In a shallow dish, combine garlic, ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar and chili flakes. Add fillets to marinade and refrigerate for 1 hour. Pat fillets dry with paper towels and discard marinade.

2. Pour sesame seeds into a shallow dish and press fillets into seeds to coat on one side.

3. In a large bowl, combine white wine vinegar, canola oil, maple syrup and black pepper. Toss in bok choy; set aside.

4. In a large skillet, heat coconut oil over a medium-high flame and add fillets sesame-side down (stand back and keep exposed skin away from the skillet as sesame seeds may pop). Cook until crisp, 2-3 minutes; using a fish spatula, gently flip fillets, turn heat down to low, cover with a lid and cook for another minute. Carefully transfer fish to a platter.

5. Drain excess fat from skillet and return to medium heat. Add bok choy with its marinade. Cook, tossing frequently with tongs, until wilted, about 2 minutes.

6. To serve, divide bok choy among two plates and top with fish.

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