Best Tomato Topped Sole Recipes

TOMATO AND HERB CRUSTED FILLET OF SOLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 360 degrees F.
• To prepare plum tomatoes, core and score tomato and place in boiling water. Cook tomatoes for approximate 1 minute. Peel skin off and remove seeds. Dice meat into small pieces. In a saute pan, cook garlic in olive oil until golden brown. Then add tomatoes and cook 30 seconds more. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• To assemble, place filet of sole on a sizzler plate and sprinkle with parsley, salt and pepper. Place tomato mixture and toasted bread crumbs on top of fish. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and prepare the sauce mixing together the juice from the fish, lemon juice, butter, parsley, salt and pepper.

BAKED SOLE FILLET, THE MEDITERRANEAN WAY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, olive oil and melted butter with a dash of seasoned salt. Stir in the shallots, garlic and capers.
• In a separate small bowl, mix together the seasoned salt, pepper, cumin and garlic powder. Spice fish fillets each on both sides.
• Place the fish fillets on a lightly-oiled large baking pan or dish. Cover with the buttery lime mixture you prepared earlier. Now arrange the green onion halves and lime slices on top.
• Bake in 375 degrees F-heated oven for 10-15 minutes. Do not overcook.
• Remove the fish fillets from the oven and garnish with the chopped fresh dill.
• Serve next to white rice or roasted Greek potatoes and a simple Mediterranean salad.

SOLE WITH BASIL, TOMATOES AND OREGANO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pat the sole dry with paper towels and sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a large ovenproof saute pan, brown the sole in 1 tablespoon olive oil on one side, then remove from the pan and set aside. Add the oregano, red pepper flakes and garlic to the pan and saute 1 minute. Next, add the potatoes and chopped tomatoes (with their juices) and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Pour half of the lemon juice into the pan, add the chicken stock and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, and then add the fish back to the pan and baste with the sauce. Finish cooking in the oven, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Remove the fish from the pan and place on a platter. Return the pan to the stove and add the remaining 1 tablespoons olive oil along with the chopped basil and remaining lemon juice. Let the sauce reduce over medium heat, 2 minutes. Serve the fish with the sauce and garnish with chopped basil.

BREADED FILLETS OF SOLE WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Sprinkle the fillets on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Peel the tomatoes and cut them in half crosswise. Squeeze gently to remove the seeds. Cut each tomato half into thin, half-inch slices. Set aside.
• Beat together the egg and melted butter. Pour the mixture into a flat dish.
• Put the bread crumbs in a flat dish.
• Dip the fillets, one at a time, into the egg mixture to coat well.
• As the fillets are coated with egg, dip them in the bread crumbs to coat well. Tap the the fillets with the side of a kitchen knife to help the crumbs adhere.
• Heat the oil in a skillet, preferably Teflon-coated, until it is very hot and almost smoking. Add two fish fillets and cook 1 1/2 minutes on one side, then turn and cook the same amount on the other. Transfer the fillets to a warm serving dish.
• Cook the second pair of fillets and transfer them to the dish.
• Heat the two tablespoons butter in a skillet. Add the shallots, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring and shaking the skillet, about two minutes. Add the vinegar and toss.
• Spoon equal portions of the tomato sauce over each fillet. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

SOLE EN PAPILLOTE WITH TOMATOES AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Fold four 15-inch-square pieces of parchment in half. Starting at fold of each piece, draw half a large heart shape. Cut along lines; open. Place 1 fish fillet next to crease on each piece of parchment. In a small skillet, warm 1 tbsp oil over medium heat. Sauté sliced garlic and pepper flakes until garlic turns golden, 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat; stir in tomatoes, capers and olives. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Divide tomato mixture among fish. Top each fillet with 2 teaspoon wine, 1 teaspoon butter and 2 thyme sprigs. Fold other half of parchment over fish. Starting at top of each parchment half-heart, make small, tight, overlapping folds along outside edge to seal packet; twist tail ends tightly to seal completely. Place packets on a large rimmed baking sheet; roast 8 minutes. Broil or toast ciabatta until golden; rub with garlic clove halves and brush with remaining 4 teaspoon oil. Transfer packets to plates. Slit tops with a knife; gently open. Serve 1 slice ciabatta with each packet.

MEDITERRANEAN SOLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place each fillet on a piece of heavy-duty foil or parchment (about 12 in. square). Sprinkle fillets with pepper; top with lemon slices. Drizzle with wine and 1 tablespoon oil., In a small bowl, combine tomatoes, olives, capers, lemon juice, garlic and remaining 1 tablespoon oil; spoon over fillets. Fold foil or parchment around fish, sealing tightly., Place packets on a baking sheet. Bake until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 10-12 minutes. Open packets carefully to allow steam to escape. Sprinkle with parsley.

BAKED FILLET OF SOLE WITH TOMATO, OREGANO AND HOT PEPPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Adjust oven rack to the top level.
• Put onion and olive oil in a skillet, turn heat to medium, and cook until the onion is golden. Add garlic, and saute until it turns pale gold; then add the tomatoes and a little salt, and stir. Simmer 20 minutes, until the oil floats on the surface of the mixture. Add the capers, oregano and pepper. Stir and cook a minute longer, and remove from heat.
• Rinse and dry the fish. Select a baking dish large enough to hold the fillets folded in half lengthwise in a single layer. Spread a tablespoon of the tomato mixture in the bottom of the dish.
• Dip each fillet in the tomato mixture to coat both sides, fold lengthwise, and arrange in the baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over fish, and bake, uncovered, 5 minutes or slightly longer, until fish is done.
• Remove from the oven, tip the dish and spoon the sauce from the dish into a saucepan. Cook the sauce over high heat until it has returned to its original thickness. Spoon it back over the fish, and serve directly from the baking dish.

PAN-BAKED LEMON SOLE WITH SPINACH, OLIVES, AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Cook garlic in 2 tablespoons oil in a 2-quart flameproof gratin dish over moderate heat (on stovetop), stirring until softened (but with no change in color), 1 to 2 minutes. Add wine and boil until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes with juice, breaking them up with a spoon, and gently simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 20 minutes. Add sea salt and pepper to taste and remove from heat.
• Prepare fish while sauce simmers:
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Pulse olives, basil, and anchovy to a coarse paste in a food processor (or finely chop with a knife). Add 2 tablespoons oil and pulse to combine.
• Lay fish fillets, skinned sides down, on a work surface and season with pepper. Divide olive paste among fillets and spread evenly. Beginning at narrow end, roll up each fillet.
• Bake fish:
• Arrange fish rolls, seam sides down, on tomato sauce in gratin dish. Drizzle with remaining tablespoon oil and bake, uncovered, in middle of oven, until fish is just cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer fish to 4 heated plates. Heat tomato sauce in gratin dish over moderate heat (on stovetop), then add spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 1 minute. Spoon sauce with spinach alongside fish.

SAUTEED FILLET OF SOLE WITH FRESH TOMATO AND GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Place tomatoes in boiling water for about 10 seconds. Drain, and pull away skins; remove cores. Cut tomatoes crosswise and into 1/4-inch cubes.
• Heat olive oil in saucepan, add shallots and garlic. Cook briefly. Do not brown. Add tomatoes, ginger, cumin, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes.
• Place tomato mixture in a blender. Add 1 tablespoon butter, and blend quickly to a fine texture. Check seasoning; transfer to small saucepan and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper to taste. Pour milk into a shallow bowl; put the flour on a dish. Dredge each fillet with flour, patting so flour adheres and shaking to remove excess.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Place as many fillets in the pan as will fit in one layer without crowding.
• Brown fillets thoroughly on one side; turn, and brown on other side. Cooking will take about 2 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of the fillets. Do not overcook.
• Divide tomato mixture equally among four warm serving plates. Place fillets over tomatoes, and keep warm.
• While the pan is still warm, wipe it out with a paper towel and return it to medium-high heat. Add the remaining butter, and cook until hazelnut brown. Add lemon juice, and pour equally over each serving. Top with basil or parsley.