This was a very seafood weekend. On Saturday I took a 'Feast of the Seven Fishes' class at Viking Cooking School. As always Steve conductuted an exceptional fish class. He has taught all the fish classes I have attended there. The highlights of this one were the first course; Insalata Frutti de Mare, a Seafood salad. Scallops, shrimp and calamari lightly grilled with a lemon dressing. A spinach-crab rolled stuffed flounder with a Prosecco saffron butter sauce, both were outstanding dishes. The clam linguine was OK, but I like the one I do better.
At home I did:
Pistachio-Crusted Tuna Steak
Warm Pecan Cabbage Slaw
The tuna dish is very good. The tuna is crusted with pistachio/Panko crumbs with dill. The grilled fish is served with a lemon-dill sauce. Nice flavor and texture. Would work with other fish 'steaks'. Will use this concept again with other fish.
The slaw was a nice side for the fish. Lightly steamed cabbage, carrots, and green onions with a butter mustard sauce and toasted pecans was a good accompaniment. Seafood, aside from being good for you, has a lot of possibilities in their preparation. I plan to do more seafood dishes in the new year.
Next week is still a mystery?
The cooking class sounds great as always. You are lucky to have such a great place in your area. Don't hear too much about cooking classes here with the exception of Whole Foods and Orange Tree Imports. OTI is a very small space, so I have never been too interested in doing anything but shop there.
ReplyDeleteWould like the recipe for the salad when you get a chance. Sounds like a good option for this time of year when the produce section is fairly uninspiring.
Looking forward to next week!