Recipe Overview
A delicate Dover sole preparation poached gently in white wine, water, garlic and olive oil, then finished with cherry tomatoes, capers, black olives, parsley and lemon. Sautéed spinach and roasted potatoes complete the Mediterranean-Tuscan plate.
Chef Notes
Keep the poaching liquid below a boil so the Dover sole remains tender and naturally sweet. Add capers, olives, parsley and lemon late enough to preserve brightness and avoid overpowering the fish.
Prepared Component Logic
This recipe uses direct Live Inventory ingredients. Water is retained as a non-costed utility line; no prepared stock or sauce component is inherited on this page.
🐟 Dover Sole Fillet · Culinary Profile
Delicate, clean, subtly sweet and lightly marine, with low richness and an elegant finish.
Fine, tender flakes and a fragile structure that benefits from gentle handling and controlled moist heat.
Poach, steam, sauté, pan-roast or bake. Gentle poaching is ideal when preserving the sole’s refined texture.
Sogliola / Dover Sole Foundation · inventory source dover_sole_fillet · dedicated icon Dover-Sole.webp · connected directly to the species knowledge page.
Ingredients
Dover Sole Fillet — 180 g · delicate Dover sole fillet; poach gently below a boildover_sole_fillet
White Wine — 60 ml · for the poaching liquidwhite_wine
Water — 60 ml · for poaching liquid; not costedwater
Cherry Tomatoes — 120 g · whole or halved for Mediterranean saucecherry_tomatoes
Capers — 20 g · drained preserved caper budsCONDIMENT-CAPER-NONPAREIL-BRINED
Black Olives — 40 g · pitted black olivescanned_black_olives
Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley — 15 g · freshly choppedHERB-PARSLEY-FLAT
Garlic — 10 g · lightly crushed or minced for poaching baseTC-VEG-GARLIC-001
Roasted Potatoes — 250 g · roasted for serviceTC-VEG-POTATO-001
Fresh Lemon Juice — 20 ml · freshly squeezedlemon_juice
Extra Virgin Olive Oil — 20 ml · for poaching liquid and finishingOIL-0001
Fresh Spinach — 60 g · lightly sautéed for platingfresh_spinach
Preparation
- Reduce white wine, water, garlic, and olive oil gently to create a delicate aromatic poaching base.
- Lay the Dover sole into the liquid and poach carefully over low heat without boiling.
- Add cherry tomatoes, capers, black olives, parsley, and lemon juice to finish the warm Mediterranean sauce.
- Sauté the spinach lightly and prepare the roasted potatoes for plating.
- Plate the poached sole over the spinach, spoon over the warm sauce, and serve with roasted potatoes.
Service Suggestions
- Poach gently and serve immediately to protect the sole’s fine texture.
- Keep the caper-olive-lemon sauce bright and balanced rather than overly salty.
- Plate spinach beneath the fish and keep roasted potatoes crisp at service.
HACCP / Dietary Notes
- Fish: cook to the operation’s approved safe internal-temperature standard; USDA guidance is 145°F / 63°C.
- Capers and olives contribute sodium; taste before adding extra salt.
- White wine may contain sulfites depending on supplier.
| Calories | 520 kcal |
| Protein | 42 g |
| Carbohydrates | 32 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Sodium | Moderate — varies with capers and olives |

