Steamed Barramundi with Salsa Verde

We love the Asian Fish Fillets in the EDC.  It's a simple, healthy dinner that requires minimal preparation. For us, it is our alternative to take-away…..just as quick,  a whole heap healthier and, in my opinion, tastier than most take away meals.

This dish is the Italian version.  Served with Salsa Verde, a pesto-like dressing and accompanied by mashed potato and steamed vegetables.  Salsa Verde is made with a mixture of herbs as well as anchovies, capers and lemon.  These piquant flavours make it a beautiful accompaniment to seafood, roast meats and many other savoury dishes.  It would be wonderful tossed through some steamed potatoes or a chickpea salad with roasted capsicum.

The Thermomix is perfect for making a Salsa Verde and those patented blades makes sure that it retains the beautiful vibrant green colour.

Once you have made your Salsa Verde, the rest of the meal is all cooked together at the same time....super simple, just how I love it!

Barramundi with Salsa Verde

Ingredients
1-2 Barramundi fillets (mine still had the skin on, which helps the fish remain intact)
500g potatoes (suitable for mashing), chopped into cubes
150g water
An assortment of vegetables for steaming

Salsa Verde
2 cups of mixed herbs ie parsley, basil, oregano, mint
2 cloves of garlic
3 anchovy fillets
2 tsp capers
2 tsp mustard
Juice of a lemon
30g olive oil


Start by making the Salsa Verde.  Combine all of the ingredients except the mustard, oil and lemon juice into the TM bowl, chop on Speed 6 for 10 seconds.

Add mustard and lemon juice and combine on Speed 4.  Whilst blades are still turning add the oil slowly.  Scrape down the bowl and process a little bit more if needed.

Set sauce aside and without washing the bowl, place in the potatoes and water.  Cook 15 minutes, Varoma, Speed 1.  Arrange vegetable into Varoma bowl and place fish skin side down onto the Varoma tray.  Place Varoma on to TM lid to steam.

Check fish and vegetables after the 15 minutes and remove if necessary.  Cook potatoes a further 5 minutes Varoma, Speed 1.  Add butterfly to TM bowl when finished and puree Speed 4, 30 seconds.

Serve potatoes, vegetables and fish and drizzle salsa verde on the top.