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Mexican baked fish
Photo: Gregor Moser

Mexican baked fish

25 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes

Feisty, garlicky and tangy, this Mexican dish by Jill Dupleix has a great chilli kick, and is packed with juicy tomatoes and sweet peppers too

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

814
Calories
31g
Protein
54g
Fat
61g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Tortilla Chip 1 medium flour (45g) 140
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • For the baked fish
  • 4 x 180 g thick white fish fillets, skinned
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, finely sliced
  • 1 x 400 g canned chopped tomatoes
  • 1 sweet red pepper
  • 150 ml water
  • 10 whole green olives
  • 1 tbsp chopped pickled jalapeño chillies
  • tbsp salted capers, rinsed
  • pinches dried red chilli flakes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • chopped coriander, for serving
  • For the avocado lime salad
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • freshly ground sea salt and black pepper
  • 2 shallots, very finely sliced
  • 2 medium avocado
  • few sprigs watercress
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves
  • handfuls tortilla chips

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