Smoky Fish Paella

Smoky Fish Paella

Ready in 40 minutes Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Nights For 2) on Sunday, November 12, 2017.

With courgette salad


Ingredients

SMOKY FISH PAELLA

  • 1 teaspoon oil, for cooking (or use spray oil)
  • ½ brown onion, diced 1cm
  • ½ capsicum, diced 1cm
  • 1 packet split red lentils
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tomato, diced 1cm
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon smoky paella mix
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • ¾ cup water
  • ½ teaspoon honey
  • Zest of ½ lemon
  • ¼ cauliflower
  • 125g frozen peas
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Pinch of chilli flakes/powder or cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 300g fish fillets
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
  • 1-2 tablespoons coriander leaves and stalks, roughly chopped

TO SERVE

  • ½ courgette
  • ¼-½ teaspoon vinegar (e.g. red wine, white wine, cider)
  • ½ lemon, cut into wedges

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C. Heat oil in a medium oven-proof fry-pan on medium-high heat. Add onion to pan with a pinch of salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often, until onion begins to soften. Add capsicum, lentils, garlic, tomato, tomato paste and smoky paella mix and cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant. Stir through stock, water, honey and lemon zest. Cook for about 10 minutes, until lentils have swollen. Stir occasionally.
  2. While lentils cook, cut cauliflower into large florets, grate into a bowl and finely dice any small bits that are hard to grate. Pat fish dry, remove any remaining scales or bones and slice widthways 3-4cm. Set both aside.
  3. After 10 minutes, add cauliflower, peas, salt and chilli (if using) to pan and fold through. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 2-3 minutes, until cauliflower is starting to soften. Season fish, arrange on top of paella in a single layer and scatter over sliced almonds. Bake in the oven for 5-7 minutes, until fish is just cooked through and almonds are lightly golden.
  4. While fish is baking, peel courgette into long, thin ribbons. When you reach the core, very thinly slice core and add to a small bowl with vinegar. Toss to combine and season to taste.
  5. Once fish is cooked, remove from oven. Season to taste with salt and pepper and scatter over chopped coriander.
  6. TO SERVE divide smoky fish paella between plates and top with courgette ribbons. Squeeze over lemon wedges.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1825 kj
436 kcal
Protein 50.3g
Carbohydrate 33.3g
Fat 8.9g