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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal219
  • fat4g
  • saturates1g
  • carbs17g
  • sugars1g
  • fibre1g
  • protein30g
  • salt1.14g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Mix the pesto, lemon zest and olives together, then stir in the breadcrumbs.

  • step 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.

RECIPE TIPS
USE CHICKEN OR LAMB

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

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.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2007

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Overall rating

A star rating of 4.4 out of 5.61 ratings

mafbraga

Not brilliant to be honest but might have been the fact that I took out the olives and substitute for garlic.

Cbyard

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

SO GOOD! Left out the olives after reading the comments, this was insanely delicious and a new regular recipe in our house.

pumphrey09

A star rating of 2 out of 5.

This is the first time I've rated a recipe as low as this. Having just tried this today, and being real olive and pesto lovers, we were very surprised by how bitter the topping was to the point that it spoiled the fish completely. I followed the recipe exactly but I think the bitterness of both…

hannahcara

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Made this last night and really enjoyed it. My boyfriend really liked it aswell and he doesn't even like olives! (I accidentally missed out the capers though, whoops)

minniep93

This was great. Swapped the olives for garlic! Lovely :)

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