RED EMPEROR WITH PINTO BEANS AND YELOW CAPSICUM SALSA

If fish species were rated on a scale of 1 to 10 for good looks, red emperor would rate a 7 or 8. It is quite a handsome fish with pink skin and red bands up its head, on its flank, down its back and with crimson-tipped fins. Fish of 5 to 8 kg are fairly common in deeper channels around the Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast. The flesh is soft, snow white and mild in flavour. This got a bit of a Mexican treatment with a yellow capsicum salsa. A salad of mesclun and avocado with macadamia oil and lime juice. Very simple and healthy.

RED EMPEROR WITH PINTO BEANS AND YELOW CAPSICUM SALSA