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Mediterranean Cod Stew with Chickpeas & Pine Nut Dressing
This Mediterranean fish supper pulls all the stops. Starring buttery responsibly-sourced cod, simmering in a rich sauce, brimming with tangy sundried tomatoes, chunky chickpeas and juicy peppers. Garnish with crispy roasted kale and a crunchy pine nut dressing, for the perfect bite. You can cook this in the slow cooker, making busy weeknights that much easier. But don't worry, you can also cook this recipe on the hob in under 30 mins!
Prep in 10
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
4 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Slow Cooker
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 40g pitted green olives
- 390g chopped tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, acidity regulator (citric acid))
- 2 tbsp garlic, basil and parsley paste (garlic puree, basil, rapeseed oil, parsley, sea salt, acidity regulator: citric acid)
- 560g diced cod fillets (Fish)
- 10g vegetable stock powder (Chicory Extract, Salt, Yeast Extracts, Onion Powder, Carrot Extract, Tomato Powder, Rapeseed Oil, Natural Flavouring.)
- 4 tbsp sundried tomato paste (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 160g sliced kale
- 10g pine nuts
- 460g chickpeas (Chickpeas, water, salt)
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 pepper
- 1 onion
Nutritional Information
Calories: 514
Protein: 48g
Carbs: 20g
Fat: 18g
Mediterranean Cod Stew with Chickpeas & Pine Nut Dressing
This Mediterranean fish supper pulls all the stops. Starring buttery responsibly-sourced cod, simmering in a rich sauce, brimming with tangy sundried tomatoes, chunky chickpeas and juicy peppers. Garnish with crispy roasted kale and a crunchy pine nut dressing, for the perfect bite. You can cook this in the slow cooker, making busy weeknights that much easier. But don't worry, you can also cook this recipe on the hob in under 30 mins!
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Line a baking tray with silver foil
- Pull out a large lidded saucepan, a slow cooker (if using), a small bowl, a sieve, a grater, & a measuring jug
Do the prep
- Finely dice the onion. Dice the peppers into 1cm chunks. Roughly chop the parsley. Zest half the lemon, then cut into wedges. Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Pick any woody stalks from the kale
- Add the parsley to the small bowl, along with the pine nuts, lemon zest and a pinch of salt and pepper. Set aside
Time to slow cook
- Heat the large saucepan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion and pepper and cook for 3-4 mins, until softening. Season with salt and pepper
- Add the garlic herb paste and sundried tomato paste and cook for 30 secs. Stir in the chopped tomatoes, chickpeas, stock powder, olives and 100ml water. Season with salt and pepper
- Bring to the boil, then transfer to your slow cooker. Cook on low for 3-4 hours. In the final 40 mins, lay the fish evenly in the slow cooker and cook for the remaining time, until the fish is cooked through
- If using the hob, lay the fish evenly into the pan, pop a lid on and simmer for 20 mins, until the fish is cooked through
Crisp up the kale
- When the stew has 10 mins remaining, preheat the grill to high (240C)
- Place the kale onto the foil-lined baking tray, then toss with 2 tsp oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Grill for 4-5 mins, until golden and crispy
Plate up
- Check your fish is cooked through; it should be steaming hot, opaque and separate easily with a fork
- Squeeze the juice from 2 lemon wedges (or to taste) into the stew
- Serve the cod stew into bowls. Top with the crispy kale and pine nut dressing. Garnish with the remaining lemon wedges
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