Mediterranean fish parcels

Mediterranean fish parcels

Savour the intense flavour of these low-fat treats

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Including 20-25 minutes in the oven

Low-fat

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to fan 170C/conventional 190C/gas 5. Boil potatoes in lightly salted water for about 12 minutes or until tender, then drain well.
  2. Take 2 large sheets of foil, about 30cm square, and brush the middle area of each sheet with the olive oil. Put a fish fillet on top and spread with the tomato paste. Sprinkle with the lemon zest and juice, add the cooked potatoes, olives and capers and season with ground pepper.
  3. Lay a sprig of rosemary or thyme on top then loosely wrap and secure each parcel tightly to completely enclose the ingredients. You can prepare these up to half a day in advance and keep them in the fridge.
  4. Put the fish parcels on a baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the fish flakes when tested with a fork. Serve at once, with steamed green beans.

Per serving

275 kcalories, protein 34,6g, carbohydrate 21g, fat 6,4 g, saturated fat 0,7g, fibre 1,9g, salt 1,33 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2003.

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  • 28 November 2007

    foodie rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Good, worked well. Hard to serve without breaking fish up.

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  • 23 February 2008

    Barbara commented on this recipe

    Would this recipe work using salmon??

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    11 August 2008

    tom commented on this recipe

    A great recipe. Easy to prepare and great tasting. Lots of different flavours.... almost like posh fish and chips!

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  • 16 August 2009

    baino rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this for me and my boyfriend, tasted lovely. Didn't bother putting in the olives or the capers as we didn't have any. Cooked in our fan oven (at 190 C), checked it after 15 mins to see how it was getting on, and it was already cooked. Would therefore recommend having a look at it earlier (depending on your oven/temperature) to make sure the fish isn't overcooked.

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  • 01 May 2010

    ranette rated and commented on this recipe

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    I loved this it was so easy and tasty

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  • 07 August 2010

    gastrogirl rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I loved this recipe and plan to do it again using Monk fish or similar. My husband also enjoyed it but thought the taste of the cod was drowned but the flavour from the juices ( Question of taste). The fact that you can prepare it the evening before and chill overnight in the fridge is definitely a time saver and gives me a night off from cooking during the week.

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  • 31 October 2010

    pennyrid rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Left out the capers and used parsley instead of rosemary. Placed slices of lemon on the fish and a squirt of lemon juice and it was nice. The whole family ate it and enjoyed it.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Including 20-25 minutes in the oven

Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 250g baby new potatoes , scrubbed
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 2 x 175g/6oz firm white fish fillets, such as haddock or whiting
  • 2 tsp sun-dried tomato paste or tomato purée
  • finely grated zest of 1 small lemon plus 2 tsp lemon juice
  • about 10 black or green olives
  • 1 tbsp capers , rinsed
  • 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary or thyme
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Per serving

275 kcalories, protein 34,6g, carbohydrate 21g, fat 6,4 g, saturated fat 0,7g, fibre 1,9g, salt 1,33 g

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