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Baked White Fish with Crushed Potato, Broccoli and Almonds

Fish baked with lemon, potatoes crushed with olive oil rather than butter, and broccoli, with toasted almonds over the top.

Baked White Fish with Crushed Potato, Broccoli and Almonds. Fish baked with lemon, potatoes crushed with olive oil rather than butter, and broccoli, with toasted almonds over the top.
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Prep 15 minCook 30 minServes 2

Ingredients

Why metric?

Metric avoids regional spoon ambiguity. US uses 5 mL tsp, 15 mL tbsp and 240 mL cup. Small masses stay in grams unless a verified recipe conversion exists. More on measurements

  • 320 g white fish fillets
  • 500 g potatoes, skins on, cut into 4 cm pieces
  • 350 g broccoli, cut into florets
  • 35 ml extra-virgin olive oil (32 g)
  • 1 lemon, half sliced and half juiced (100 g)
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped (10 g)
  • 15 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 25 g almonds, roughly chopped
  • 1.5 g iodised table salt
  • Ground black pepper, to taste

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200C/400F. Put the potatoes in cold water, bring to the boil and simmer 18-20 minutes until a knife goes in with no resistance.
  2. Put the fish on a lined tray, lay the lemon slices over it, rub with a third of the oil and season. Bake 12-14 minutes, until it flakes under gentle pressure.
  3. Add the broccoli to the potato pan for the last 4 minutes.
  4. Toast the almonds in a dry pan for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Drain, keeping a splash of the water, and crush the potatoes with the rest of the oil, the garlic and that water. Stir the parsley and lemon juice through.
  6. Serve with the fish and broccoli, with the almonds scattered over.

Safety and storage

Cook to
63°C / 145°F in the centre (fish)
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C

Colour and clear juices are not a reliable test. Check the thickest part with a thermometer.

Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.

Where these temperatures come from