Recipe: Flounder Piccata with Spinach
Source: Interwebs, via Cooking Light
Servings: 4
Serving Size: 1/2 cup rice, 1/3 cup spinach, 1 fillet of fish, 1T of sauce
Ingredients
1 (3 1/2-ounce) bag boil-in-bag long-grain rice
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided
4 (6-ounce) flounder fillets
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/3 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon drained capers, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
4 cups fresh baby spinach
Preparation
Our Thoughts:
I'm not going to lie. I thought this was fantastic. I was expecting something good, but I'm not a huge fan of rice in general, so I was thinking it was going to be "okay" at best. Nope, this was great. We changed the recipe a little bit...we used rainbow trout instead of flounder, and because fish is expensive, we shared one fillet instead of each having our own. I might be a bit prejudiced because trout is my favorite fish, bar none, but it was awesome. I'm sure flounder would have been just as good, though. We also couldn't find "boil in the bag" long grain rice, so we used Uncle Ben's 90 second microwave version. We got the long grain and wild rice with 23 herbs. It was awesome. I definitely wanted more by the end of the meal (more rice, more spinach, more fish), but alas, there was none. And I know Scott was still hungry. Serves us right for only buying one fillet. My only (very, very slight) complaint would be the amount of "lemon" in the sauce. Personally, I'd cut back a little. If Scott made it exactly the same, though, I'd eat it again just as fast as I ate it last night.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars (That's right, that's the highest score you can get!)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 332 (28% from fat)
Fat: 10.2g (sat 4.4g,mono 3.5g,poly 1.2g)
Protein: 31.3g
Carbohydrate: 27.4g
Fiber: 1.9g
Cholesterol: 95mg
Iron: 3mg
Sodium: 713mg
Calcium: 51mg
Source: Interwebs, via Cooking Light
Servings: 4
Serving Size: 1/2 cup rice, 1/3 cup spinach, 1 fillet of fish, 1T of sauce
Ingredients
1 (3 1/2-ounce) bag boil-in-bag long-grain rice
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided
4 (6-ounce) flounder fillets
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/3 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon drained capers, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
4 cups fresh baby spinach
Preparation
- Cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Place rice in a medium bowl; stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
- Sprinkle fish with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Dredge fish in flour.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish to pan; cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness.
- Add wine, juice, and capers to pan; cook 1 minute. Add butter to pan, stirring until butter melts. Remove fish and sauce from pan; keep warm. Wipe pan clean with a paper towel. Add spinach to pan; sauté 1 minute or until wilted.
Our Thoughts:
I'm not going to lie. I thought this was fantastic. I was expecting something good, but I'm not a huge fan of rice in general, so I was thinking it was going to be "okay" at best. Nope, this was great. We changed the recipe a little bit...we used rainbow trout instead of flounder, and because fish is expensive, we shared one fillet instead of each having our own. I might be a bit prejudiced because trout is my favorite fish, bar none, but it was awesome. I'm sure flounder would have been just as good, though. We also couldn't find "boil in the bag" long grain rice, so we used Uncle Ben's 90 second microwave version. We got the long grain and wild rice with 23 herbs. It was awesome. I definitely wanted more by the end of the meal (more rice, more spinach, more fish), but alas, there was none. And I know Scott was still hungry. Serves us right for only buying one fillet. My only (very, very slight) complaint would be the amount of "lemon" in the sauce. Personally, I'd cut back a little. If Scott made it exactly the same, though, I'd eat it again just as fast as I ate it last night.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars (That's right, that's the highest score you can get!)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 332 (28% from fat)
Fat: 10.2g (sat 4.4g,mono 3.5g,poly 1.2g)
Protein: 31.3g
Carbohydrate: 27.4g
Fiber: 1.9g
Cholesterol: 95mg
Iron: 3mg
Sodium: 713mg
Calcium: 51mg
