Pesto & olive-crusted fish

Pesto & olive-crusted fish

A great way to pep up fish for a healthy, quick, mid-week meal.

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Mix the pesto, lemon zest and olives together, then stir in the breadcrumbs.
  2. Lay the fish fillets on a baking tray, skinside down, then press the crumbs over the surface of each piece. Bake in the oven for 10-12 mins until the fish is cooked through and the crust is crisp and brown.
Try

Add colour

Whizz 2 tbsp red pesto with 3 sundried tomatoes in a food processor, then add 1 tbsp pine nuts. Combine with 85g breadcrumbs, then follow the rest of the recipe as above from step two.

Use chicken or lamb

This pesto crumb mixture is also a fantastic topping for chicken breasts or lamb chops.

Per serving

219 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 17g, fat 4 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 1g, sugar 1g, salt 1.14 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2007.

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  • 10 December 2007

    Trusty rated this recipe

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    04 February 2008

    liz commented on this recipe

    Very tasty, left the sun dried tomatoes chopped in stead of putting them in food processor. Good for fmily or dinner party. Very easy.

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  • 14 April 2008

    Rozi rated and commented on this recipe

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    I didn't manage the Olives, but if you make your pesto from scratch then it really makes an easy main course. I have made it for numerous friends and they all love it!

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    14 May 2008

    Von rated this recipe

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  • 18 May 2008

    lihayward rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Worked very well. If your fish is quite big/thick, make sure you leave it in for a bit longer than 12 minutes though!

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  • 23 February 2009

    margaret rated this recipe

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  • 02 April 2009

    Adele rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was lush and quick too. I used frozen fish, so I stuck it in the oven for a bit before adding the topping. Worked really well. I also didn't have fresh lemon, so used a splash of lemon juice instead of the rind. Also my fan oven is incredibly fast, so if I had left it at 180 degrees for the full time the topping would have burnt, so I'd say experiment with your oven to get the right cooking time and temperature.

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  • 08 April 2009

    yorksroyal rated this recipe

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  • 02 May 2009

    Kerry rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    We loved this so I also tried the fish topped with breadcrumbs, grated cheese and pesto, and it was a real hit too. Use sundried tomato pesto for another twist. I also make a tomato and veg sauce for the side.

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  • 24 June 2009

    Safstar rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really yummy!

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  • 13 July 2009

    Food Glorious Food rated and commented on this recipe

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    very nice (even though i missed out the olives)

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  • 02 December 2009

    AliR rated and commented on this recipe

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    very easy, quick and delicious. I too left out the olives and used lemon juice instead of the rind. It was a big hit with my picky 7yr old so I can't fault it.

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  • 17 January 2010

    Kate rated this recipe

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  • 20 February 2010

    Alexander rated this recipe

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  • 31 March 2010

    fridaygirl rated and commented on this recipe

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    Like some of the others, left out the olives. It was even a hit with the fish hating fussy teenager in the house!

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  • 24 June 2010

    northernminx rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A very tasty way of livening up boring white fish. I put green olives in it but normally dont particularly like them but it tasted lovely. Also made x4 mixture for only 2 people but left out half the breadcrumbs.

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  • 12 August 2010

    Ruth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really nice. Similar texture to fish i breadcrumbs, but tastier and healthier! Served with chips and salad. Also an easy recipe to halve and make for 2 (what i did) or even for one.

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  • 19 August 2010

    jennyrapti rated and commented on this recipe

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    very tasty and easy to prepare!

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  • 30 August 2010

    novice rated and commented on this recipe

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    my god this is good. I make my own pesto and serve with the homemade chips that are on this site! This will feature once a week in our house - the kids also like it...bonus!

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  • Binder photo Sam

    02 September 2010

    Sam rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Disappointingly bland

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Low-fat

Different way with fish

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp green pesto
  • finely grated zest 1 lemon
  • 10 green olives , pitted and roughly chopped
  • 85g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 4 white fish fillets, such as cod or haddock
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Per serving

219 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 17g, fat 4 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 1g, sugar 1g, salt 1.14 g

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