Samphire Wild-caught Hake, Pesto Quinoa & Yoghurt Drizzle

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High protein 5 plants Family classics

Samphire Wild-caught Hake, Pesto Quinoa & Yoghurt Drizzle

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 25 mins
Cuisine: British
Food group: Fish

The perfect fish supper. Pair tender sustainably-sourced hake with crunchy samphire and fresh lemon. Serve over a bed of fluffy quinoa, studded with vibrant broccoli and juicy tomatoes. Dollop over bright green pesto and zingy yoghurt and dig in!

Cooking Instructions

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As of December 2025, we've revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

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Before you start

  • Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9
  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper
  • Bring a medium saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
  • Pull out a sieve, a grater & 2 small bowls

Get roasting

  • Cut the onion into 8 wedges
  • Place onto the lined baking tray, along with the whole tomatoes. Toss with the garlic paste, 1 tbsp oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Roast for 5 mins

Cook the quinoa & broccoli

  • Add the quinoa to the saucepan and boil for 13-14 mins, until cooked
  • Trim and cut the broccoli into thirds. In the final 3 mins, add the broccoli to the pan. Drain together, then return to the pan and set aside

Hake time

  • After 5 mins, add the hake to the baking tray with the veg. Drizzle with 2 tsp oil and season with salt and pepper
  • Return to the oven and roast for 16 mins, until cooked through
  • In the final 5 mins of roasting, toss the samphire in 1 tsp oil and scatter over the hake to roast until tender

Make the yoghurt drizzle & prep the pesto

  • Zest and halve the lemon
  • Add the zest and juice from half the lemon to a small bowl, and mix with the yoghurt and a generous pinch of salt and pepper
  • Mix the pesto and 1 tbsp oil in the other small bowl

Last bits & plate up

  • Check your fish is cooked through; it should be steaming hot, opaque and separate easily with a fork
  • Stir the roasted veg and a pinch of salt and pepper into the cooked quinoa
  • Serve the quinoa on plates, topped with the hake and samphire
  • Drizzle over the yoghurt and dollop the pesto on top. Garnish with the remaining lemon, cut into wedges

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