Hake with avocado and mojo verde
“Mojo verde is a vibrant sauce from the Canary Islands and works wonderfully with all seafood. The hake cooks in minutes, so this dish makes a perfect, quick supper.” UK chef ambassador for the Marine Stewardship Council, Mitch Tonks.
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Photography: David Loftus
Ingredients
- 4 green chillies
- 1 bunch spring onions, trimmed and halved where the green part meets the white
- Handful mint leaves
- Handful coriander
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- Juice 4 limes
- 3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
- 1 avocado
- 1 large hake fillet (approx. 300g), cut into 2 portions
- Cooked rice or potatoes to serve (optional)
Method
- To make the sauce, roughly chop the green chillies, the green section of the spring onions, the mint and most of the coriander. Put in a blender with the garlic, cumin, half the lime juice, 2 tbsp olive oil and season with a little salt. Whizz until smooth, then set aside.
- Peel and stone the avocado, then roughly chop the flesh. Finely slice the white section of the spring onions. Put both in a bowl and mix in some salt, the remaining lime juice, some coriander and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Season the hake, then put in the pan skin-side up. Add 3 tsp water, then cover the pan with a lid and allow the fish to steam for 3 minutes.
- Once cooked, sit the hake on the plate with a spoonful of avocado alongside, then drizzle the sauce over the top. Serve with rice or potatoes if you like.
Nutrition
- 439kcals Calories
- 31g (5.5g saturated) Fat
- 31g Protein
- 4.7g (3.1g sugars) Carbs
- 4.5g Fibre
- 0.4g Salt
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