Fish almondine, a classic French dish, combines toasted, sliced almonds, brown butter and lemon juice as a sauce for sautéed, flour-dusted fillets. In this easy version, the fish is roasted, without flour, for a more delicate result. Add in seasonal veg and dinner comes together in a flash.
40 g Butter (pantry)
2 Tablespoon Flaked Almonds
1 Each Lemon
1 Small Bunch Chives
350 g Kent Pumpkin
150 g Broccoli
0.5 Bunch Baby Carrots
2 Each Snapper Fillets
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Pot
Frying-Pan
Baking Tray
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Zest the lemon and cut it in half. Cut the broccoli into florets. Remove the stalks of the carrot and peel (if desired). Peel and cut the pumpkin into 3cm cubes. Chop chives.
Add the pumpkin to a pot of water and bring to the boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Then add the baby carrots and the broccoli to the same pot and boil for a further 5 minutes until veg is tender. Drain the pumpkin, carrots and broccolini. Remove the broccolini and carrots to a separate dish with tongs and keep warm.
Place snapper fillets in a baking dish and season with salt and pepper. Chop 10g of butter into small pieces and scatter on top of the fish. Roast in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the fish so monitor carefully. The fish is cooked when the flesh turns white all the way through the fillet.
While the fish is roasting, in a frying-pan, melt remaining butter over medium heat. Swirl the pan, until the foam subsides and the butter turns a deep nut brown, 3-5 minutes. Add almonds to the pan and turn off the heat. Toss them until golden. Add chives, lemon zest and 1-2 tsp lemon juice (to taste) into the pan. Season with salt and pepper.
Put the well drained pumpkin back in the empty pot and mash with a fork. Season with salt and pepper.
Divide the pumpkin mash, broccoli and baby carrots between plates. Carefully move the fish from the baking dish to the plates. Spoon the brown butter and almond sauce over the fish. Garnish with any extra lemon. Serve immediately.
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