Marinated Nam Pla Fish - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    12 ounces bay scallops or 12 ounces tilapia fillets
    2 medium tomatoes, chopped, skin and seeds discarded
    3 shallots, minced
    1 fresh red cayenne pepper, minced, seeds removed and discarded
    12 leaves sweet basil, rinsed and shredded
    1 bunch spinach leaves
    MARINADE
    1/4 cup key lime juice
    1/4 cup coconut milk
    salt
    black pepper
    1 tablespoon honey
    1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
    1/4 cup Thai fish sauce (Nam Pla)
Preparation
    If using fish fillets, slice into narrow strips.
    Add all marinade ingredients.
    Mix, cover, refrigerate 8 hours.
    Wilt spinach leaves: rinse and toss in a pan over medium heat until wilted or use a steamer.
    Arrange wilted spinach leaves on plates
    Combine fish, tomatoes, onion, chili, basil.
    Toss gently.
    Serve on wilted spinach leaves.

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