Catch O' The Day

Bass with fresh greens and a homemade ginger-honey vinaigrette

If you're a fish lover this blog post is for you. I've never actually bought fish in the grocery store before, because lucky for me, my husband is an avid fisherman and the waters of the Long Island Sound are an abundant source of striped bass and fluke - two delicious, mild, white fish that are a staple on our dinner plate all year.

My Cap'n

Just like with fruits and veggies, fish is best fresh. Of course you know, a tomato from Stop & Shop in January and one plucked from the vine in July are like night and day. The same goes for fish - essentially any food, really. The closer your food comes from home, the better it will taste. Even people who claim 'they hate fish' are usually fish lovers after getting a taste of Nick's.

Lettuce, arugula and spinach are flourishing in my garden right now, so I decided to grill up some of the striper with just a little salt and pepper, and put it over a bed of fresh greens. I also sliced up some tomatoes (from the store) and some radish (from my garden). But what really makes this dish sing is a delicious homemade vinaigrette that I came up with.

Healthy, easy and so good, this dinner is sure to make your taste buds sing!

Ginger-honey Vinaigrette:
Juice of one lemon
1 tsp minced ginger
1 tsp chopped parsley
1 tsp chopped thyme
1 tbsp honey
1/4 c olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste