BLUE EYE WITH BASIL AND MINT SALAD

Blue eye trevalla used to be called cod in some parts of Australia. Anyone who's seen a cod (and in the case of one local fishing legend, kissed a cod) will know that cod have big lips. Big as Kerry Packer's. Big as a collagen victim's. Maybe not as big as Mick Jagger's. I'm not sure what colour eyes cod have, but I'm guessing not blue. Anyway, I've simply called the species blue eye and you can add cod, trevalla, Arian, bus driver or any other noun you like. A salad bursting with Thai tang - chilli, grated galangal, lime juice, fish sauce, lots of lemongrass, purple eschallots, basil, mint and roasted peanuts.

BLUE EYE WITH BASIL AND MINT SALAD