Fish parcels with lemon and dill

Recipes / Fish

Lock in the freshness and flavour of the beautiful fish by steaming it inside a paper shell.

Recipe «Fish parcels with lemon and dill» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 lemons, juiced, 2 tbsp dill leaves, finely chopped, 4 thick white-fleshed fish fillets, 2 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally, 8 small yellow button squash, halved , 200g snow peas, trimmed, 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil, lemon wedges, to serve .

Ingredients:

  • 2 lemons, juiced 
  • 2 tbsp dill leaves, finely chopped 
  • 4 thick white-fleshed fish fillets 
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally 
  • 8 small yellow button squash, halved 
  • 200g snow peas, trimmed 
  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • lemon wedges, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Combine 1/3 cup lemon juice and dill in a small bowl. Cut four 30cm-square pieces of non-stick baking paper.
  2. Place 1 fillet, skin side down, in centre of 1 piece baking paper. Drizzle with one-quarter lemon mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Top with one-quarter green onion. Repeat with remaining fish, paper, lemon mixture and green onion. Fold paper edges and turn upwards to seal (so juices don't run out) to form a parcel. Place parcels, in a single layer, in steamer basket. Steam, covered, over boiling water for 6 to 8 minutes or until fish is just cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover with foil to keep warm.
  3. Place squash and snow peas in steamer basket. Steam, covered, over boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes or until just tender. Transfer to a heatproof bowl. Drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Place parcels on serving plates. Serve with squash, snow peas and lemon wedges.