All recipes written by Gordon Ramsay
First of all peel the oranges, removing the peel and white part, then divide them into pieces and remove the seeds.
Take a mixer and finely blend the almonds.
Wash the basil well, dry it, remove the stems and blend it together with the almonds and oranges.
Also add capers, garlic (after removing the internal core), lemon juice and oil and blend again.
For the olive pesto
Prepare a syrup: cook 50 g of sugar with 50 g of white wine vinegar in a saucepan for about 5 minutes, then leave to cool. Blend 120 g of pitted Taggiasca olives with the syrup and 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
For the candied lemon
Obtain the zest of 1 untreated lemon with a potato peeler; squeeze the juice. Cut the zest into chunks and blanch for 1 minute in boiling water. Drain and cook it in a saucepan for 15 minutes with the lemon juice and 80 g of sugar.
For the sea bass
Cut 4 sea bass fillets in half and roast them in a non-stick pan with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, first on the skin side for 5 minutes, then on the pulp side for 1 minute. Salt at the end.
To complete
Serve the fillets with 1 clean celery stalk cut into diamond shapes, its washed and dried leaves, the olive pesto, the candied lemon and, to taste, chopped green olives and pieces of lemon pulp.
Have you returned from holidays, but you still don't want to know that the summer period is definitely over? In this case prepare a dish that reminds you of August, nice dinners with friends, the sweet sea breeze and the scent of Mediterranean scrub: everything can help you find your good mood. Are you looking for an idea? The spaghetti with pistachio pesto and bottarga they are the right dish to soothe a little nostalgia for the summer time just passed.
There are different types of pistachios on the market, but that of Bronte it is by far the sweetest and most fragrant. To recognize it, you have to pay attention to four details: the shape, color, flavor and, if these indications are not enough, the package label. But let's see in detail. Shape: the Bronte pistachio is elongated. Not round, long. If it is shelled, it is quickly recognized. If you find it closed in the shell, the ends are never very pronounced and turned upwards. Color: the skin is a deep purple, like that of an aubergine. Underneath, however, the fruit is bright green, emerald. No yellowish hue, present instead in pistachios originating from Greece. The taste: the Bronte pistachio is the sweetest. A delicate but persistent sweetness, which makes you want to eat one after the other. If all these clues weren't enough to recognize him, then take a good look the label. Do not be misled by the words "Bronte" or Sicilian Pistachio. They could be fruits from the Agrigento or Raffadali area. The quality of the product must be specified, with the brand Pistachio of Bronte PDO.
An intense amber color, a penetrating perfume and a taste that cannot be forgotten: the bottarga it is unique in the Italian gastronomic panorama, also for the care it takes to produce it. It is obtained from the drying and salting of mullet or tuna roe and is produced only in some areas: Sardinia, Sicily, Tuscany and Calabria. Its production dates back to the time of the Phoenicians, when fishermen extracted the ovarian sac of female fish (tuna or mullet) and, after washing it, put it in salt and left it to mature for a long time. Even today the procedure has remained the same, as well as the final result.
Here's how to use pistachios and bottarga to prepare an unusual pesto to season pasta with.
200 g unroasted Bronte PDO shelled pistachios, 40 g of Parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, 1/2 clove of garlic, pasta cooking water, grated bottarga, fresh basil leaves, 400 g of spaghetti.
First, chop the pistachios with oil, parmesan and garlic. Season with salt and mix well to obtain a cream. If necessary, add a tablespoon of pasta cooking water. Meanwhile, cook the pasta, drain it al dente and toss with the pesto. Mix well and then sprinkle with the grated bottarga and a few leaves of fresh basil. If you prefer, thinly slice the bottarga instead of grating it. Serve immediately.
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