Cooking with Cape Hake is always an absolute pleasure. It's a fish that is as sustainable as it is delicious, which means that future generations will get to enjoy everyone's favourite seafood!
Prep time
20 mins
Cooking Time
30 mins
Serves
4
Ingredients
- 800g box MSC certified hake fillets
- 300g baby spinach, washed
- 1 cup dry brown lentils, rinsed
- 150g plain yoghurt
- 4 tablespoons of ready-made basil pesto
- Olive oil
- Fresh basil, roughly torn
- Coarse-ground sea salt and black pepper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220°C and line a baking sheet with foil or baking paper.
- Lightly rub each hake fillet with a little olive oil and arrange on the baking sheet.
- Grill the hake for 20-25 minutes or until flaky and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, cook the lentils as per the packet instructions.
- Once cooked and drained of any excess water, add in the spinach and cook down until wilted.
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the basil pesto, torn basil leaves and yoghurt.
- Serve the herbed lentils topped with the grilled hake fillets and some crusty bread.
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