Warm weather dining calls for light ingredients and bright, tangy flavours. Try these classic fish tacos and a simple watermelon and feta salad at your next outdoor gathering, courtesy of our Soho Beach House Miami Head Chef, Sergio Sigala.

Serves four

Ingredients

400g watermelon, cut into bite-sized pieces

4 baby cucumbers, cut into two-inch strips

120g rocket

240g feta

120g watermelon radish, thinly sliced

400g tomatoes, cut into bite-sized pieces

12 mint leaves

12 basil leaves

For the dressing:

110ml aged sherry vinegar

40g shallots, minced

2g salt

10ml agave

1 lemon, squeezed

100g grapeseed oil

50g extra virgin olive oil

Method

1. Place the salad ingredients in a large serving bowl.

2. Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl or jar and mix well. Pour over the salad before serving, and top with mint and basil leaves.

Serves four

Ingredients

400g sea bass filet

8 white corn or flour tortillas

8g savoy or red cabbage, thinly sliced

24g pickled red onion (see instructions below)

12g red radish

40g chipotle aioli

1 lime, quartered

Fresh coriander for serving

1 side of guacamole

1 side of tortilla chips

For the guacamole:

Ingredients

2 ripe avocados

1 1/2 teaspoons diced onion

1 1/2 teaspoons diced tomatoes

1 teaspoon chopped cilantro

Juice from 2 limes

Chopped jalapeno (added to taste)

Salt and pepper (to taste)

Optional: roasted corn, cotija cheese, pomegranate seeds

Method

Mash all ingredients together in the molcajete and taste for seasoning. Serve with totopos (aka tortilla chips) or crudite for dipping.

For the aioli:

Ingredients

100g Kewpie mayonnaise

50g canned chipotle in adobo sauce (preferably La Morena)

Note: Puree the chipotle completely before incorporating with the mayonnaise

Method

1. Season the fish and fry until golden. Cook skin side down for around four minutes, flip it, and then cook for about a minute.

2. Heat the tortillas in a pan, then build with the cabbage, followed by the fish, radish, aioli, pickled onions, and coriander.

Pickled red onion

Ingredients

1 medium red onion, finely sliced

100ml Champagne vinegar

2g whole coriander seeds

2g whole black peppercorns

10g salt

25g sugar

1 bay leaf

1 to 2 quartered raw red beets for colour, to be removed after

Method

1. Combine all the ingredients except the onions and bring to a boil over high heat.

2. Add the onions and stir as soon as the brine starts to simmer. Stir again in 20 seconds.

3. Remove the pot from the heat, strain the onions and leave to cool before serving.