Monkfish wrapped in parma ham shown on a plate

Monkfish in Parma ham

Name: Monkfish in Parma ham
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste; 6 pitted black olives, chopped; 2 x 200g monkfish fillets; Slices of Parma ham; Salad leaves dressed with olive oil and white wine vinegar, to serve

Portion size: Serves 2
Hands on time 5 mins, plus 25 mins cooking time
Difficulty: easy

Dairy-free

Gluten-free

Save

Monkfish in Parma ham is a surprisingly quick and easy recipe, but still looks impressive to bring to a relaxed dinner party table or dinner for two. This recipe is very easily doubled, trebled…and serving the fish sliced is a nice touch.

Join Extradelicious to unlock Cook Mode

Ingredients

1 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste
6 pitted black olives, chopped
2 x 200g monkfish fillets
Slices of Parma ham
Salad leaves dressed with olive oil and white wine vinegar, to serve

Join Extradelicious to unlock Cook Mode

Method

Mix the tomato paste with the black olives. Season.
Spread over the top of the monkfish fillets, then wrap in slices of Parma ham.
Bake in a preheated oven at 220°C/fan200°C/gas 7 for 25 minutes.
Recipe continues after advertising adslot-recipe-4
Slice the monkfish and serve with salad leaves dressed with olive oil and white wine vinegar.