I’ve done a pretty terrible job on my herb garden: shamefully, I still haven’t even started it.
A friend of mine planted mint, but it soon colonised his entire garden. A few days ago, he arrived at my door laden down with mint leaves, dumped it on my kitchen table and said: “Here. It’s your problem now.”
As a result, mint is this week’s ingredient of the week. We’ll start off with a really simple, Iranian-style baked fish dish. It takes all of about a minute to prepare, so I reckon it’s also a perfect Wednesday Wind-down meal.
If you’re looking to save money, go for a cheaper cut of fish, such as whiting. In my experience, the local fishmonger or Superquinn are the best places to get quality fish, although the latter is very expensive. We’d welcome reader feedback here!
This recipe will serve two: adjust accordingly.
Iranian Fish Parcels
Ingredients
- 2 fish fillets
- 5-6 tablespoons olive oil
- Juice of one lime
- Fresh chopped herbs: coriander, mint, and parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron (if you have it)
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Wash and chop the herbs
- Mix together the lime juice, herbs, saffron and oil
- Place the fish fillets in aluminum foil or baking parchment, and pour a generous portion of the sauce over it
- Cook in the oven on 170 °C/ 325°F/ Gas Mark 3 for 20-25 minutes
You could serve with rice or potatoes and an Iranian salad: cucumber, tomato, and onion with a dressing of 2 parts olive oil to one part lime juice.
I also like this recipe for lime and mint fish parcels with sesame noodles.
Wednesday 25 March, 2009 at 2:13 pm
ooo yum, I’d say this is lovely, very fresh and summery!!!
Wednesday 25 March, 2009 at 2:56 pm
mmm !
i had mojito ice cream in green 19 last night .. thats another good idea for mint !
or skip the ice cream part and just make Mojitooooos !!
Wednesday 25 March, 2009 at 3:32 pm
That mojito ice-cream is delish! Mmmm mojitos – pity they’re not cheap!