Fish Fillet Packets

Prep: 20min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 20min
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Mediterranean-style fish fillet packets. The perfect main course: mild, slightly sweet tilapia combined with southern herbs.

Ingredients

  • 250 g large carrots (2 large carrots)
  • 150 g celery stalks (2 stalks)
  • 3 spring onions
  • 75 g sun-dried tomatoes (in oil, drained)
  • 4 tilapia fillets (180 g each, thawed)
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 0.5 lemon
  • 20 g capers (drained)
  • 4 sprigs thyme
  • 4 sprigs Rosemary
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Wash, peel, halve carrots and cut into very thin julienne strips. Wash celery, trim, split into ~7 cm pieces then julienne.

  2. 2.

    Wash spring onions, cut into ~7 cm pieces then thin slices. Chop sun-dried tomatoes.

  3. 3.

    Lay 4 sheets of parchment paper (30 x 20 cm) on the work surface and spread vegetable strips over them.

  4. 4.

    Place one fillet on each sheet of vegetables. Season with salt and pepper. Squeeze 2 tsp lemon juice, drizzle ½ tsp over each fish, then scatter sun‑dried tomatoes and capers. Add a sprig of thyme and rosemary to each fillet.

  5. 5.

    Drizzle each fillet with ½ tsp olive oil. Fold parchment into small packets and tie with kitchen twine. Bake in preheated oven at 200 °C (180 °C fan, gas 3) on the middle rack for 15–20 minutes.