Pesto Basa Fillets and Greens

Pesto Basa Fillet and Greens

Whenever I want a healthy meal I always aim to include some greens onto my plate, some frozen or fresh vegetables are great for steaming as a side to ensure you are meeting your 5 a day. Courgettes are also great vegetables they are super low on calories and 100grams of courgettes only holds 17 calories! Although white fish has not got such high levels of omega 3 like salmon it is still low in calories and beneficial to include into your diet.  Swapping red meat for white fish is a great way to start off your journey to a healthy lifestyle.  Use any white fish of your choice and any green vegetables of your choice.

Cooking time: 15-25 minutes

Ingredients:

·         Basa fish fillet

·         Courgette

·         Peas

·         Green beans

·         Pesto

·         Black pepper

·         Lemon

Cooking:

1. Heat your pan with some olive oil, once heated add some washed and sliced courgettes to your pan and fry for about 6-10 minutes, once cooked set aside.
2. At this point you may need to add a little more olive oil to your pan before frying your fish fillet.
3. Ensure your pan is hot, once hot add your fish fillet to the pan and sprinkle some black pepper.
4. Cook your fish fillet for 6-8 minutes of each side. Once your fish is cooked drizzle some pesto sauce on top.
5. In an additional pot with a little bit of water steam some green vegetables, once steamed serve these with your fish and courgettes.
6. Add a slice of lemon to your plate and sprinkle with parsley to finish.
7. Optional: if you prefer not to fry your fish and want to cook your fillet from frozen; place your fillet in the oven with some foil wrapped around and cook this with your oven on 200c for about 20-25 minutes.