Name: Baked fish with a sesame, pistachio and harissa crust
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 1-2 tbsp sesame seeds (black, white or mixture); 1 tablespoon ground sumac; 1/3 cup finely chopped pistachios; 1 teaspoon salt; 4-6 fillets fresh white fish or salmon, skin off; 4-6 tsp harissa (Nadia used Culley's or Julie Le Clerc's brand, check label if eating gluten-free); 1 teaspoon liquid honey; extra virgin olive oil for drizzling; coriander leaves to garnish

Baked fish with a sesame, pistachio and harissa crust

Nadia Lim's baked fish recipe may be the perfect entertaining meal. The oven does all the hard work to create this gluten-free dish that's ready in just 20 minutes. Be sure to serve hot sprinkled with coriander

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Serves 4 - 6

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

Ingredients

1-2 tbsp sesame seeds (black, white or mixture)

1 tablespoon ground sumac

1/3 cup finely chopped pistachios

1 teaspoon salt

4-6 fillets fresh white fish or salmon, skin off

4-6 tsp harissa (Nadia used Culley’s or Julie Le Clerc’s brand, check label if eating gluten-free)

1 teaspoon liquid honey

extra virgin olive oil for drizzling

coriander leaves to garnish

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.

2.Mix sesame seeds, sumac, pistachios and salt together.

3.Lay fish fillets on prepared tray. Spread with harissa paste and drizzle with a little honey. Sprinkle over pistachio mix.

4.Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and bake for about 8 minutes until fish is just cooked through.

5.Serve hot from the oven, garnished with coriander.

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