Name: Seared Black Bass with Scallion-Chile Relish
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 4 5–6-ounce skin-on black bass fillets; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced; 1 serrano chile, thinly sliced; 2 cups cilantro leaves with tender stems; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

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Nicole Franzen

With its clean flavor and forgiving, crispable skin, black bass is…no trouble. (Sorry.) Dress it up with a versatile spicy relish.

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