Tunisian Fish with Spiced Carrot Puree and Roasted Cauliflower

Tunisian Fish with Spiced Carrot Puree and Roasted Cauliflower

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Gourmet (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, November 6, 2016.

The carrot purée doesn’t need heating, it’s perfect to pull out of the fridge an hour before starting the recipe.


Ingredients

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER

  • ½ head cauliflower, diced 1cm until you have 1½ cups worth
  • 400g potatoes, scrubbed and diced 1cm
  • ½ red onion, diced 1cm
  • 1½ tablespoons mild sweet chilli sauce
  • 2 handfuls baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon golden raisins

TUNISIAN FISH

  • ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1½ tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1¼ teaspoons Tunisian fish spice mix
  • 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves and stalks
  • 300g fish fillets

TO SERVE

  • 100g spiced carrot purée (at room temperature)
  • 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves and stalks

Steps

  1. oven to 230°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
  2. Toss cauliflower, potatoes and onion on prepared tray with sweet chilli sauce and a drizzle of oil. Season with salt and pepper and roast on a high rack in oven for 22–25 minutes, until cooked through. Turn once during cooking.
  3. Combine all Tunisian fish ingredients together in a small bowl (except fish).
  4. Pat fish dry with paper towels and remove any remaining scales and bones. Cut any larger fillets in half and place on clean plate.
  5. Season with salt and evenly spread crumb mixture over top of each fillet to coat, pressing down lightly with your fingers.
  6. When vegetables have 6 minutes cook time remaining, remove tray from oven and toss through spinach and raisins. Move vegetables to one side of tray and carefully place fish on opposite side. Return tray to oven to cook for about 6 minutes, until crumb is golden and fish is just cooked.
  7. Divide spiced carrot purée between plates, smoothing out with the back of a spoon into a circle. Spoon over roasted cauliflower and top with Tunisian fish and chopped coriander.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1998 kj
478 kcal
Protein 34.1g
Carbohydrate 49.4g
Fat 14.2g