Food / 28 May, 2017 / My Baba

A Simple Summer Recipe -Pesto Crusted Fish

Serves 4

Takes 20 mins

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp nut butter pesto (see page 90)
• 85g/3oz fresh breadcrumbs
• Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
• 4 white fish fillets

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6. Mix the pesto with the breadcrumbs and lemon zest.
2. Lay the fish skin-side down on a baking tray and press the breadcrumb and pesto mixture over each fillet, to cover the surface of the fish. Bake for 10 minutes, until just cooked through, then serve with a simple salad and some new potatoes.

Extracts taken from Pip and Nut: The Nut Butter Cookbook by Pippa Murray (Quadrille, £15) Photography by Adrian Lawrence