Sundried Tomato Pesto-Baked Fish with Couscous Salad

Sundried Tomato Pesto-Baked Fish with Couscous Salad

Ready in 20 minutes Serves 1
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, March 6, 2016.

Spreading sundried tomato pesto over fish or chicken brings a wow factor to any meal!


Ingredients

COUSCOUS SALAD

  • ¼ cup couscous
  • ¼ cup boiling water
  • ¼ yellow capsicum
  • 1/3 punnet cherry tomatoes
  • 1–2 handfuls baby spinach leaves

SUNDRIED TOMATO PESTO-BAKED FISH

  • 150g fish fillet
  • Pinch of lemon zest
  • 2 teaspoons sundried tomato pesto

DRESSING

  • 1 teaspoon sundried tomato pesto
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

TO SERVE

  • 1 lemon wedge

Steps

  1. oven to 220°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Bring a half full kettle to the boil.
  2. Place couscous in a small, heat-proof, bowl with a pinch of salt and add boiling water. Leave for 5 minutes then fluff up grain with a fork.
  3. While couscous is steaming, prepare the vegetables. Remove core and seeds from capsicum and finely dice; cut cherry tomatoes in half; roughly chop spinach; place all in a medium bowl.
  4. Pat fish dry with paper towels and remove any remaining scales or bones. Place on prepared oven tray, season with salt, sprinkle with lemon zest and spread first measure of sundried tomato pesto over top. Roast for 6–7 minutes, until just cooked through.
  5. In a small dish, mix all dressing ingredients together. Toss with cooked couscous and vegetables. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  6. Place couscous salad on a plate and top with fish. Squeeze lemon juice over fish just before eating.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2028 kj
485 kcal
Protein 40.0g
Carbohydrate 33.6g
Fat 20.4g