Fish in a little bag, Sicilian style

Name: Fish in a little bag, Sicilian style
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 300g quinoa; 2 handfuls of cherry tomatoes quartered; 500ml hot chicken or vegetable stock; Pinch of ground cinnamon; 1 lemon; Small bunch of basil stalks removed; 4 fillet salmon or any other fish skinned and boned; Tin foil; Green veg or salad to serve

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:25min

Forget boil-in-the-bag kippers. This Sicilian inspired healthy meal in a bag works really well with any fillet of fish and won't make your house smells like a 1950's B&B.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:56:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories556.4 kcal (28%)

Total Fat20.3 g (29%)

Carbs54.9 g (21%)

Sugars3 g (3%)

Protein38.9 g (78%)

Sodium242.4 mg (12%)

Fiber6.1 g (22%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

300gquinoa

2 handfulscherry tomatoes

quartered

500mlchicken stock

Small, stalks removed

4fillet salmon

or any other fish skinned and boned

Other items

tin foil

Green veg

or salad, to serve

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 200°c/400°f/gas mark 6

Step 2

Put the quinoa into a pan with the tomatoes, stock, and a pinch of cinnamon. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

Step 3

To make each bag, take a large piece of kitchen foil (roughly the size of 2 A4 sheets) and fold in half. Fold over the 2 edges several times to make a little bag, leaving the top open. The place of a baking tray.

Foil

Step 4

Take the quinoa off the heat and cover with a lid till all the water is absorbed. Then finely grate the lemon zest into the quinoa and tear in the basil. Mix well and divide between the 4 bags.

Step 5

Chop the lemon into wedges

Step 6

Place a fillet of fish on top of each pile of quinoa mix, season with salt and pepper, then top with a lemon wedge and seal the bags up.

Step 7

Bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until the fish is opaque and cooked through. Serve with green veg or salad.