Recipe - Baked Mediterranean Barramundi

Baked Mediterranean Barramundi by Foodland

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

  • 2 barramundi fillets, skin on
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt & cracked black pepper
  • 1 punnet baby roma tomatoes, halved
  • ½ red onion, cut into wedges
  • 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup pitted Kalamata olives
  • ¼ cup baby capers
  • ½ cup basil leaves

Equipment

  • Cast iron pan

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C, pat the barramundi dry with paper towel, drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and season with salt & pepper.
  2. Heat a cast iron pan over high heat, when hot add the fish, skin side down, pressing down with a spatula to ensure the skin remains in contact with pan.
  3. Lower the heat to medium and continue to cook until the skin is crisp, about five minutes.
  4. Remove the fish and set aside.
  5. Add the remaining ingredients, setting aside a few basil leaves for garnish, season with salt and pepper and mix well.
  6. Roast for 5 minutes before adding the fish and cooking for a further 8 minutes.
  7. Serve garnished with basil leaves.