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Roast cod and romesco sauce with olive and almond dressing

Roast Cod Recipe with Romesco Sauce and Almond Dressing

Roast cod and romesco sauce with olive and almond dressing

Name: Roast cod and romesco sauce with olive and almond dressing
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 2 skinless pieces of fillet (around 150g each) cod; olive oil; 2 shallots roughly chopped; 2 cloves garlic crushed; 6 anchovy fillets; thyme leaves picked and chopped to make 1 tbsp; 1 jar piquillo peppers drained; 50g almonds roasted; 100ml olive oil; 65g pitted green olives halved; 65g pitted black olives halved; 65g flaked almonds toasted; 4 anchovy fillets chopped; a small bunch flat-leaf parsley leaves picked; 50ml extra-virgin olive oil

Paul Hood

Published: May 10, 2017 at 4:46 PM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 35 mins

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Try this Italian-inspired recipe by Paul Hood, head chef at Hai Cenato, Jason Atherton's latest restaurant. It's quick, easy and full of flavour... perfect for a dinner party showstopper

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Nutrition

2 skinless pieces of fillet (around 150g each) cod
olive oil

Romesco sauce

2 shallots

roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic

crushed
6 anchovy fillets
thyme leaves

picked and chopped to make 1 tbsp
1 jar piquillo peppers

drained
50g almonds

roasted
100ml olive oil

OLIVE DRESSING

65g pitted green olives

halved
65g pitted black olives

halved
65g flaked almonds

toasted
4 anchovy fillets

chopped
a small bunch flat-leaf parsley

leaves picked
50ml extra-virgin olive oil

Nutrition: per serving

kcal1453
fat125g
saturates15.9g
carbs31.8g
sugars22.8g
fibre6.6g
protein46.8g
salt4.7g

Method

step 1

To make the romesco sauce, put 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan over a medium heat and fry the shallots and garlic with a pinch of salt for several minutes until soft, then add the anchovies and thyme and cook for a further minute.
step 2

Add the remaining ingredients and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Season and blend to a purée and pass through a fine metal sieve. Keep warm.
step 3

Mix all of the olive dressing ingredients in a bowl.
step 4

Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat, lightly oil the cod and season well, then fry for 2 minutes on each side until golden and cooked through.
step 5

Serve the cod on top of the romesco sauce and finish with the dressing.

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