Cooking time •
20
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Preparation time •
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Serves •
Almond, Lemon and Black Pepper Crusted Fish
Light and flaky fresh fish coated in a crunchy flavoured crust. A great meal for a warm summer evening or a special occassion.
Ingredients
- +/- 6 spinach leaves
 - 1 lemon, thinly sliced
 - 1 Tablespoon olive oil
 - 3 large hake or kingklip fillets (1.5kg), halved into 6 portions
 - Fish Crust
 - 1 Packet Royco® Black pepper sauce dry powder
 - 1 Zest of 1 lemon
 - 1 Cup flaked almonds, toasted
 - 1 Tablespoon fresh dill, finely chopped
 - 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
 
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
 - In an oven proof roasting dish, layer the spinach leaves, sliced lemon and place the fish fillets on top. Drizzle with olive oil.
 - In a mixing bowl, place all the crust ingredients and mix to combine. (be sure to break the almonds using your hands)
 - Place the crumb on top of the fish fillet and press the crumb down with your hand.
 - Bake in the oven for 15 – 20 minutes.
 
