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Macadamia Crusted Fish

This delicious recipe is sure to impress, despite being quick to make and only having a few ingredients! You can halve the cooking time by using an air fryer – simply cook the chips for 5-7 minutes, and then add the fish and cook for a further 5-7 minutes depending on the thickness of the fish.

2
Serves
0
Serves of Fruit
(Per Serve)
4.7
Serves of Vegetables
(Per Serve)
INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 sweet potato, cut into chips
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup macadamias, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • Cracked pepper, to taste
  • 2 fresh fish fillets, or thawed frozen fish
  • 2 cups mixed salad leaves
METHOD:
  • PREHEAT oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
  • TOSS sweet potato chips in 1 tablespoon of olive oil and mixed herbs, and place on lined baking tray.
  • TRANSFER tray of sweet potato chips to the oven. After baking chips for 10 minutes, remove from the oven and make space on the tray for the fish fillets.
  • COMBINE remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil, garlic, macadamias, parsley, lemon zest, half the lemon juice, and pepper in a small bowl.
  • COAT fish fillets with macadamia crust mix and transfer to the tray with the sweet potato chips.
  • BAKE fish and chips in the oven for another 10-15 minutes, or until cooked to your liking.
  • TOSS salad leaves in remaining lemon juice.
  • SERVE fish and chips with salad leaves on the side.
RECIPE NOTES:

You could substitute the macadamias in this recipe for unsalted cashews or pepita seeds. 

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NUTRITION: Per Serving
2545
kJ
33.85g
Fat
5.21g
Sat. Fat
33.15g
Carbs
13.94g
Sugars
11.2g
Fibre
37.09g
Protein
164.6mg
Sodium
NUTRITION: Per 100 grams
514
kJ
6.83g
Fat
1.05g
Sat. Fat
6.69g
Carbs
2.81g
Sugars
2.26g
Fibre
7.48g
Protein
33.2mg
Sodium
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Recipe courtesy of Queensland Country Women's Association Country Kitchens.

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