Grouper Sliders with New Potato Salad

Great for a light bite, starter or that main dish, these grouper sliders will make for some happy fishermen and women.

Grouper Sliders with New Potato Salad

   Yields 4 servings

Florida Grouper Sliders

• 8 (3-ounce) grouper fillets, sliced thin
• 1 tsp. Cajun seasoning
• 8 small rolls
• 1 small head romaine lettuce, shredded
• 2 Florida tomatoes, sliced
• 1 red onion, sliced thin
• 1 tbsp. oil for cooking
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1 tsp. paprika
• Cayenne pepper to taste
• Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
• New Potato Salad

New Potato Salad

• 6 cup new potatoes, quartered, cooked and cooled
• 2 tbsp. rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 2 tbsp. mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup assorted color Florida bell peppers, diced
• 1/2 cup red onion, diced
• 2 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
• Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Grouper Sliders Method:

1. Preheat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.
2. Lightly season the grouper fillets with Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper. Put the cooking oil in the preheated pan, and carefully add the seasoned fish fillets to the pan. Cook fillets for about 2 minutes on each side depending on thickness until golden brown and cooked throughout. Place fillets on cut open rolls.
3. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, paprika and cayenne – taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Assemble sliders using lemon mayo, lettuce, tomato and red onion. (Use a bamboo skewer if needed to keep sliders standing.)
4. Serve with potato salad.

New Potato Salad Method:

1. Combine all ingredients into a medium-sized mixing bowl; stir to completely combine. Taste potato salad and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve cold.

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