Fish, Mushroom, and Zucchini Under a Mouthwatering Tomato Sauce

I love making sauces.  Sauces can make or break a dish, and, believe me, I have broken several a dish on the sauce creations.  As we are in the season of tomatoes, I thought I'd share a little ditty of a dish I put together the other night with a tomato based sauce.  It was an extremely tasty success.  My suggestion is to prep everything before you start, then make the sauce before the main course.  You can let the sauce simmer while you cook the second part, then you will finish with the piping hot sauce.

The Sauce

1/4 Cup diced onions

2-4 cloves of minced garlic

2-4 tomatoes, diced (squeeze out excessive seeds and liquid- but not all of it)

Handful of fresh spinach

4-6 fresh basil leaves

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Coriander to taste

Turmeric to taste

Olive Oil

In a medium pot, saute the onions in olive oil.  As the onions start to soften add the garlic and stir vigorously.  Within a minute or two add the diced tomatoes and stir.  Let simmer for a few minutes until the tomatoes begin to break down into a sauce-like consistency, then add the spinach.  Stir in the spinach until it starts to blend into the sauce, then take the basil leaves and rip them up with your hands like you would a bad test you don't want your parents to see and stir them into the sauce.  Add a little of the dry seasonings (salt, pepper, coriander, turmeric) and stir.  Cover the pot and let simmer for at least 5 minutes.  Taste, then add more of the dry seasonings, a little at a time.  The key is to stir in a little seasoning at a time, let it simmer, then taste, then add more if desired.  The final taste of the sauce will be your decision, but remember, you can always add seasonings, but you cannot take it out, so go slow.

The Main Dish

A few Portabella Mushrooms

Zucchinis cut into thick slices diagonally

Fish of your choice (Mahi-Mahi is a favorite)

Canola or Peanut oil

For each ingredient, season with salt and pepper.  Grill the zucchini in a cast iron skillet or on the grill and place it on a plate, then grill the mushrooms in and place them on top of the zucchini.  Finally, grill the fish and place on top of the mushrooms.  This will be a pretty little stack onto which you will pour the sauce.

Finally, pour the sauce over the top of that beautiful stack and serve.

Do I need to tell you how ridiculously healthy and tasty this dish will be?

Enjoy!