Fluke Crudo Recipes

FLUKE CRUDO

Steps:

• Arrange half of the fish on each of two serving plates. Sprinkle with radish, and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and lime juice. Serve immediately.

FRESH LONG ISLAND FLUKE AND MELON CRUDO

Steps:

• Lightly whisk together the oil and vinegar in a small bowl. Stir in the chiles and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Slice the fluke into very thin slices, about 1/8-inch thick, using a very sharp knife. Slice the melon into similar paper-thin pieces. Arrange the melon and fish, alternating slices, on each of 4 chilled salad plates.
• Drizzle the dressing and chiles lightly over the fish and onto the plates with a spoon. Sprinkle some lemon salt over the fish and serve immediately.

FLUKE CRUDO WITH LIME, SEA SALT AND OLIVE OIL

Steps:

• Slice the fillet in half lengthwise at its natural seam. Then slice the fillet horizontally from end to end at an angle like lox. The slices should be about 1/8-inch thick and 2 inches wide. Divide among 4 small plates. Cover and chill for at least 10 minutes.
• When ready to serve, juice the lime over the fish; be generous. Season with sea salt and sprinkle with olive oil. Serve.

FLUKE CRUDO

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, stir together the orange oil, lime juice and vinegar. Add the chile, shallot, salt and pepper to taste. If the dressing is too sharp, add a teaspoon honey. Add the fluke, toss gently, and let it sit for several minutes.
• Place celery leaves in the center of each of 6 plates and alternate 2 orange and 2 grapefruit segments around them.
• Mound the fluke on the celery leaves. Spoon the dressing over the fish, sprinkle with capers, parsley, mint, basil and radish slices. Garnish with an orange and grapefruit segment, and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.