- A thumb of ginger
- 1 chilli
- 1 lime
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp tamari
- 2 carrots
- A 200g bag of French beans
- 2 lemon sole fillets
- A small handful of lime leaves
- A handful of coriander, leaves only
- Sea salt
- ½ tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp cold water
- Bowl
- Food processor (optional)
- Foil
- A couple of pans with lids
- Colander
- 1.
Peel and grate the ginger. Finely slice the chilli. Flick out the seeds to reduce the spice, if you prefer a milder vinaigrette. Finely grate the zest from the lime. Juice it.
- 2.
Put the lime juice, zest, chilli and ginger in a bowl. Add the honey and tamari. Stir. Taste and add more tamari or a pinch of salt if you think it needs it.
- 3.
Peel and trim the carrots. Blitz them in a food processor to make rice or coarsely grate them. Trim the ends off French beans. Put to one side.
- 4.
Heat your grill to high. Line a grill pan with foil. Brush it with ½ tbsp olive oil. Lay your lemon sole on the foil. Fill a pan with boiling water. Cover and keep it boiling.
- 5.
Place the fish under the grill. Grill for 3-4 mins till it flakes easily when you press with a fork. While the sole cooks, add the beans to the boiling water. Simmer for 3-4 mins till they’re tender.
- 6.
Tip the carrots into a separate pan. Add the lime leaves and 4 tbsp water. Warm over a medium heat, stirring, for 5 mins till the carrot rice is warmed through. Pick out the lime leaves.
- 7.
Drain the French beans. Carefully lift the lemon sole off the foil with a spatula or fish slice and put them on warm plates. Divide the beans and carrot rice between the plates.
- 8.
Drizzle the lemon sole and French beans with the Thai vinaigrette. Garnish with the coriander leaves to serve.