Recipe: Plaice Mayonnaise

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Description/Notes:

A delicious plaice salad that’s great to serve with new potatoes or warm crusty bread

Ingredients:

2 plaice, skinned and filleted

3 oranges

lettuce heart

salt and pepper

juice of 1 lemon

butter

paprika

French dressing

orange mayonnaise

Cooking Instructions:

1. Season the plaice fillets with salt, pepper, lemon juice and the juice of half an orange
2. Add a little finely grated orange rind and roll the fillets from head to tail
3. Place the fillets in a buttered ovenproof dish, arranging them so that they will not unravel
4. Dot with butter and cover
5. Place in the center of a moderate oven (350F, Gas Mark 4, 180C); leave to get cold
6. When cold, drain , place on a dish, coat each roll with some of the orange mayonnaise, then garnish with a sprinkling of paprika
7. Remove the peel from the remainder of the oranges and slice the flesh
8. Dip the orange slices in French dressing and arrange them on a lettuce border surrounding the fish
9. Serve immediately