Pesto Fish with Green Veggie Couscous and Pesto Mayo

Pesto Fish with Green Veggie Couscous and Pesto Mayo

Ready in 25 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Family (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, May 1, 2016.

A tasty fish dish with a myriad of flavors.


Ingredients

GREEN VEGGIE COUSCOUS

  • 1 cup chicken or vegetable stock •
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil •
  • 1 head broccoli
  • 100g green beans
  • 1 courgette
  • Juice of 1/2–1 lemon (optional, adults)

PESTO FISH

  • 450g fish fillets
  • 2 tablespoons sundried tomato pesto

PESTO MAYO

  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise •
  • 1 tablespoon sundried tomato pesto

Steps

  1. oven to 220°C. Bring a medium pot of salted water to the boil. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
  2. Bring stock to the boil in a medium pot on high heat. Once boiling turn off heat, add couscous, oil and a pinch of salt (if using powdered stock, no need to add salt). Stir, cover and leave for 5 minutes, then fluff up grains with a fork.
  3. Finely chop broccoli stalk and florets; trim ends from beans then slice …cm; grate courgette. Add broccoli and beans to pot of boiling water and cook for 2–3‡ minutes, until bright green and tender.
  4. Drain and add to couscous with courgette and lemon juice (if using). Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine.
  5. Pat fish dry with paper towels, remove any remaining scales or bones and cut any larger pieces in half. Season with salt and place fish on prepared tray. Spread over first measure of sundried tomato pesto and bake for 4–6€ minutes, until just cooked through.
  6. In a bowl, mix mayonnaise with second measure of sundried tomato pesto.
  7. Spoon green veggie couscous onto plates, top with pesto fish and a dollop of pesto mayo.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1715 kj
410 kcal
Protein 30.1g
Carbohydrate 26.6g
Fat 20.1g