Thomasina Miers’ Recipes For Cod With Courgettes, Green Olives And Lemon, And A Blackberry And Almond Slice

There is thing truthful elemental but truthful delicious astir a parcel of fish. Like unwrapping an edible present, nan smell hits you earlier thing else, which successful this lawsuit is fennel, thyme and lemon. It is simply a delicate measurement to navigator fish, truthful nan condiment needs to person immoderate character, and basil, olives and citrus pinch a slick of oliva lipid make a beautiful, late-summer seasoning. Round disconnected nan feast pinch a blackberry and crisp almond pastry portion that tastes each nan amended if you forage your ain fruit.

Cod pinch courgettes, greenish olives and citrus (pictured top)

The crisp acidity of nan citrus and oliva herb salsa is stunning pinch nan mildly baked fish.

Prep 15 min
Cook 1 hr
Serves 4

1 ample fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced (using a mandoline, if you person one)
3 shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
2 tbsp oliva oil
Sea salt and black pepper
1 ample cod fillet (600-700g)
3 courgettes, greenish aliases yellow
1 lemon
2 tbsp butter

For nan salsa
1 lemon, thinly sliced
75g greenish olives, pitted and chopped
1 fistful picked caller flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped, positive other to serve
1 fistful picked caller basil, roughly chopped, positive other to serve
1 tsp honey
2 tsp sherry vinegar

Heat nan oven to 200C (180C fan)/390F/gas 6. Put nan fennel and shallots successful a bowl, flip pinch 2 tablespoons of lipid and play generously.

Lay a ample expanse of baking insubstantial connected a baking sheet. Put nan oiled veg into nan centre, fold complete nan sides of nan insubstantial to cover, past cook for 15 minutes. Unwrap and operation nan vegetables, past screen again and cook for different 8 to 10 minutes, by which clip nan vegetables should beryllium translucent and fragrant.

Unwrap nan parcel again, laic nan food connected apical of nan vegetables and play well. Thinly portion nan courgettes and citrus and put connected apical of nan fish, past play and dot complete nan butter. Wrap nan parcel backmost up and cook for 15-20 minutes, until nan food is opaque and flaky.

Meanwhile, make nan salsa. Char nan citrus slices successful a hot, barren cookware until they’re starting to blacken and caramelise, past region and astir chop, peel and all. Transfer to a mini bowl, adhd nan chopped olives, herbs, chromatic and vinegar, and stir. Taste, and adhd much salt, chromatic aliases a dash of vinegar, if request be, to equilibrium nan flavours.

Once nan food is cooked, baste it pinch nan juices from nan package, past trim into four. Serve nan food and veg connected warmed plates, topped pinch nan salsa and a sprinkling of caller herbs. This is beautiful served pinch boiled potatoes to soak up each those flavours.

Blackberry and almond slice

Thomasina Miers’ blackberry and almond slice.

The almond pastry is crisp and delicious, nan insides wonderfully chewy and dense. If you find capable blackberries, make a speedy cookware of homemade jam for this; if not, shop-bought will do.

Prep 5 min
Chill 45 min
Cook 1 hr 30 min
Makes 9 squares

Put each nan pastry ingredients successful a nutrient processor and blitz until they conscionable commencement to travel together. Turn nan pastry retired connected to a cool activity surface, pat into a ball, wrap successful greaseproof insubstantial and refrigerate for 45 minutes to an hour.

Meanwhile, successful a guidelines mixer pick nan food and sugars for 3 aliases 4 minutes, until ray and fluffy. Beat successful nan eggs 1 astatine a time, mixing each 1 successful good earlier adding nan next, past fold successful nan vanilla, brackish and crushed almonds.

Heat nan oven to 200C (180C fan)/390F/gas 6. Roll retired nan chilled pastry connected a lightly floured aboveground into a 26cm square. Butter a 26cm x 26cm quadrate baking tin and laic nan pastry connected top, mildly pushing it into nan corners and edges.

Spread nan jam evenly complete nan pastry, followed by nan almond mix, smoothing it retired pinch a palette knife. Dot nan blackberries complete nan top, pushing them mildly into nan batter, past scatter complete nan flaked almonds. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until aureate and set, past region and time off to cool successful nan tin.

Remove from nan tin, sift complete a small icing sugar, trim into squares and serve.

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