Ingredients

• One 13.5-ounce can coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon red curry paste
• 1 1/4 pounds skinned mahi mahi fillet, dark flesh trimmed
• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice, plus lime wedges for garnish
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon Asian chili sauce
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 head Boston lettuce, leaves separated
• 1 bunch watercress, woody stems removed
• 1 Kirby cucumber, thinly sliced
• 3 scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced
• 1 red or yellow bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro or mint
• 1 handful roasted peanuts or cashews

Instructions

1. Preheat the broiler to high. Line a broiler pan with foil and lightly oil.
2. Skim 2 tablespoons cream from the top of the coconut milk (reserve the milk to flavor rice as a side dish, if desired). Fry the coconut cream in a small skillet over medium heat until glossy, about 2 minutes. Stir in the curry paste and cook until fragrant, 2 minutes. Spread the mixture over the fish in the broiler pan; broil until browned and just cooked through, about 15 minutes. Cut the fish into 4 pieces.
3. Whisk the lime juice, sugar, 2 tablespoons water and fish sauce in a bowl until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the chili sauce and garlic.
4. Arrange the lettuce, watercress, cucumber, scallions, pepper, herbs, nuts and lime wedges with 4 pieces of fish on a platter; drizzle with the Thai salad dressing.
5. Photograph by Antonis Achiellos