Salmon with sesame greens and ginger-soy dressing

Dissolve [dɪ'zɔlv] - растворять

Drain [dreɪn] – сливать воду

Drizzle ['drɪzl] - брызгать

Ingredients:

• 4 (125g each) skin-on salmon fillet

• Olive oil spray

• 60 ml (1/4 cup) salt-reduced soy sauce

• 2 tsp brown sugar

• 2 tsp grated fresh ginger

• 3 tsp sesame oil

• 1 bunch gai lan (Chinese broccoli)

• Steamed jasmine rice, to serve

• 1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted

Preparation method

1. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Spray both sides of the salmon with olive oil spray. Add salmon to the pan, skin-side down, and cook for 2-3 minutes or until crisp. Turn and cook for a further 1-2 minutes for medium.

2. Meanwhile, combine the soy sauce, sugar, ginger and half the sesame oil in a small bowl. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Cook the gai lan in a saucepan of boiling water for 30 seconds or until bright green and tender crisp. Drain.

3. Divide the gai lan and rice among serving dishes. Drizzle over the remaining sesame oil and sprinkle with half the sesame seeds. Top with the salmon. Drizzle over the soy sauce mixture and sprinkle with remaining sesame seeds to serve.

Prawn and potato curry

Thinly sliced – тонко порезанный

Fragrant ['freɪgrənt] - ароматный

Squeeze [skwiːz] – выжимать, выдавливать

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp oil

• 1 onion, thinly sliced

• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 1 long red chili, seeds removed, finely chopped

• 2 tbsp Thai red curry paste

• 12 small chat potatoes

• 400 ml coconut milk

• 400 g peeled green prawns

• 1 tbsp fish sauce

• 1 tbsp lime juice and lime wedges to serve

• Thai basil and coriander leaves, to garnish

• Steamed rice, to serve

Preparation method

1. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan. Add the onion and cook stirring for 2-3 minutes until softened but not coloured. Add garlic and chili, cook for a further minute, then add curry paste and cook stirring for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add potatoes, coconut milk and 400 ml water. Bring to the boil. Then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes until potatoes are almost tender.

2. Add prawns and cook for 2 minutes or until prawns are cooked through and potato is tender, then stir in fish sauce and lime juice. Remove from the heat and stir through basil and coriander.

3. Serve the curry with rice and lime wedges to squeeze over.

Fish burger

Aioli – чесночный соус

Ingredients:

• 4 frozen crumbed fish fillet

• 2 small cucumbers

• 8 butter lettuce leaves

• 1 small avocado, sliced

• 4 long white bread rolls, split, toasted

• 1/3 cup aioli

Preparation method

1. Preheat oven to 190 C. Place fish fillet on a baking tray. Bake for 20 -25 minutes turning halfway during cooking or until cooked through.

2. Using a vegetable peeler, peel cucumbers into ribbons.

3. Divide lettuce and avocado between roll bases. Top with fish, cucumber and aioli. Top with roll tops. Serve.

According to this menu make up a dialogue with your partner between a waiter and a guest. Use phrases below.

Fish menu

Asian crab omelet

Mussels with ginger and green onions

Salmon with sesame greens and ginger –soy dressing

Prawn and potato curry

• Flounder

• Haddock

• Lake Trout

• Ocean Perch

• Cod

Tilapia

Salmon

• Any fish can be grilled or steamed.

Fish pie

Fish cakes

Cod fish cake

Fish burger

All platters include a choice of two items listed here: pasta, broccoli, French fries, onion rings, mashed potatoes, green beans.

Let’s go to the seafood restaurant. Давайте сходим в рыбный ресторан.

Please tell me about the specials of the day. Пожалуйста, расскажите мне о блюде дня.

Don’t you eat grilled lobsters and crabs? - Разве ты не ешь лобстеров и крабов на гриле?

I’m so hungry, bring me a smoked herring. Я такой голодный, принесите мне копченую сельдь.

The ________ to start, and the _____________ to follow. Для начала принесите…., а потом…..

Would you like a ham or tuna sandwich? Вы бы хотели сэндвич с ветчиной или тунцом?

So, that’s one seafood spaghetti and a glass of white wine. Итак, одну порцию спагетти с морепродуктами и бокал белого вина.