serves
6
prep
25 minutes
cook
1:10 hour
difficulty
Mid
serves
6
people
preparation
25
minutes
cooking
1:10
hour
difficulty
Mid
level
Ingredients
- 1 x 2 kg whole snapper, scaled and cleaned
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ⅓ cup olive oil, plus extra for oiling the baking tray
- 1 onion, finely diced
- tomatoes, seeded and finely diced, to taste
- red capsicum, finely diced, to taste
- 1 cup fresh pistachios, chopped, plus extra for garnish
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1 tsp harissa
- 1 cup tahini
- water, as required
- ¼ bunch parsley, finely chopped
- ¼ bunch coriander, finely chopped
- extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Preheat oven to 200ºC. Season snapper well with sea salt and ground black pepper.
Roast in an oiled baking tray for 1 hour or until almost cooked.
Meanwhile in a saucepan combine oil, onion, tomatoes, capsicum and cook over low heat, strring occasionally, until soft.
Add pistachios, lemon juice, harissa, tahini and enough water to make a thin sauce consistency, and cook slowly until oil starts to separate from the sauce. Spoon over snapper and bake for a further 10 minutes.
Combine chopped herbs and extra vigin olive oil. Serve fish sprinkled with the extra pistachios and with the herb oil.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
