Roasted Fish with Tomato Mint Salsa

Ingredients list for Roasted Fish with Tomato Mint Salsa

• 6-8 pieces Boneless fish (basa)
• 2 medium Tomatoes (over ripe) chopped
• 2-3 sprigs Fresh mint (pudina)
• 8 tablespoons Bread crumbs
• 2 teaspoons Red chillies crushed
• as required Black peppercorns crushed
• to taste Sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Lemon rind grated
• 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
• 1 1¼ tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Honey

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
2. Combine breadcrumbs, 1 tsp crushed red chillies, 1 tsp crushed peppercorns, sea salt, lemon rind, 2 tsps lemon juice and 1 tsp olive oil in a bowl. Add 1 tbsp water and mix again.
3. Sprinkle sea salt and crushed peppercorns on the fish pieces. Drizzle 1 tsp lemon juice on top.
4. Grease a baking tray with 1 tsp olive oil. Coat fish pieces with breadcrumb mixture and place on tray. Sprinkle breadcrumb mixture on top of the fish pieces and pat them.
5. Drizzle 1 tsp olive oil on each piece and place tray in preheated oven. Bake for 6-8 minutes.
6. Roughly chop mint sprigs.
7. To make salsa, put tomatoes in bowl. Add mint leaves, sea salt, crushed peppercorns, remaining crushed red chillies, 1 tbsp lemon juice and 1¼ tsps oil. Mix well. Add honey and mix again. Set aside.
8. Put roasted fish on serving dish and place salsa along the side. Serve immediately.

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