Peppered Petrale Sole With Mushrooms And Lavender

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (used crimini and oyster mushrooms)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 4 petrale sole fillets
• 1 -2 teaspoon dried lavender, crushed to release flavor (or try this-lavender rub)
• cracked black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika (i was judicious with the amount. add more if you wish.)
• lemon slice
• 1 medium tomato, chopped (i used an heirloom tomato)
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced or 1 tablespoon fresh chives, minced
• 4 sprigs of fresh lavender
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet on medium heat, sauté mushrooms and garlic in butter for 1 minute.
• 2 place fillets over mushrooms and sprinkle with the dried lavender (or my posted lavender rub), cracked black pepper (omit if using rub), and smoked paprika.
• 3 cover and cook over low-medium heat for 5-10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork, adding the tomato slices the last minute of cooking. (the petrale sole cooked a total of 6 1/2 minutes. fyi).
• 4 garnish each fillet with lemon slices, green onions (and/or chives) and a sprig of fresh lavender. season with salt, to taste.