Sea Bass With Spicy Roasted Bell Pepper Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs red bell peppers
• 1/2 cup almonds, toasted
• 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided (you will use some now, some later in the same recipe)
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, if desired (optional)
• 4 (6 -7 ounce) sea bass fillets

Recipe

• 1 char bell peppers over gas flame or under broiler until blackened on all sides.
• 2 let cool in closed paper bag 10 minutes.
• 3 peel and seed peppers.
• 4 place peppers in processor.
• 5 add almonds, 4 tablespoons olive oil, vinegar, tomato paste and cayenne pepper.
• 6 process until almonds are finely ground and peppers are almost smooth.
• 7 season with salt and pepper.
• 8 heat 2 tablespoons oil in skillet over medium-high heat.
• 9 add fish to skillet; saute` until just opaque in center, about 5 minutes per side.
• 10 transfer fish to plates.
• 11 top each with sauce.
• 12 serve with remaining sauce.