Recipes

Moroccan snapper

4 Servings

Dinners

55 MIN

Prep

0-15 mins

Cook

45 MIN

Ingredients

100 g

Quinoa

160 ml

Water

2 tbsp

Chopped coriander

2 tbsp

Chopped mint

1 

Bottle 400ml F. Whitlock & Sons Moroccan marinade

1 

Long fresh red chilli deseeded chopped

1 tbsp

Fresh lemon juice

1 tbsp

Extra virgin olive oil

2 

(approx. 600 to 800 g each) baby snapper cleaned scaled (any whole fish will work)

1 

Lemon thinly sliced

2 

Bunches broccolini trimmed

200 g

Snow peas trimmed

Instructions

Step 1

Place quinoa and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 12 minutes or until water is evaporated and quinoa is tender. Add coriander and mint, 1 tsp zest, half the marinade and half the chilli. Stir to combine. Set aside to cool.

Step 2

Combine lemon juice, oil and remaining rind, marinade and chilli in a small bowl. Set aside.

Step 3

Cut 3 diagonal slashes in the thickest part of snapper on both sides. Place two 80cm pieces of foil on the benchtop. Top each with baking paper. Place a fish in the centre of each.

Step 4

Preheat an enclosed barbecue grill on medium-high. Stuff fish cavities with quinoa mixture and season. Top with lemon slices. Wrap fish in foil. Cook with barbecue hood down, turning fish halfway, for 12-14 minutes or until fish are just cooked through.

Step 5

Steam broccolini and beans until tender-crisp. Place fish on a platter with steamed greens.