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Mediterranean Fish With Cannellini Bean Mash

Think mash has to mean potatoes? Think again! For this comforting low-carb version, you'll cook cannellini beans with garlic and olive oil with before mashing till smooth – and not a spud in sight! You'll serve it with white fish steamed over a simple cherry tomato & balsamic sauce, finishing with basil. Bellissimo!

25 mins
356kcal
Italian
Mediterranean Fish With Cannellini Bean Mash
4.0

Ingredients for 2 people

5g basil
5g basil
1 balsamic vinegar sachet (15ml)
1 balsamic vinegar sachet (15ml)
2 x 100g basa fillets
2 x 100g basa fillets
1 can of cannellini beans
1 can of cannellini beans
1/2 vegetable stock cube
1/2 vegetable stock cube
250g cherry tomatoes
250g cherry tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 brown onion
1 brown onion

You'll also need

Olive oil, Pepper, Salt (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 portion recipe.

1.

Boil a kettle

Peel and finely chop the brown onion[s]

Peel and finely chop (or grate) the garlic

Chop the cherry tomatoes in half

Step 1
2.

Heat a wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with 1/2 tbsp [1 tbsp] olive oil over a medium heat

Once hot, add the sliced onion with a pinch of salt and cook for 5-6 min or until softened

 

 

Step 2
3.

Meanwhile, dissolve 1/2 [1] vegetable stock cube in 150ml [250ml] boiled water 

Step 3
4.

Once softened, add half the chopped garlic and tomato paste and cook for 1-2 min or until fragrant

Once fragrant, add the chopped cherry tomatoesvegetable stock and balsamic vinegar and cook, covered, for 5-6 min or until the cherry tomatoes are starting to break down 

Step 4
5.

Once the cherry tomatoes are starting to break down, add the basa fillets to the pan

Season the basa fillets with a grind of black pepper

Cook, covered, for a further 6-8 min or until the fish is cooked through

Tip: your fish is cooked when it turns opaque and flakes easily

Step 5
6.

Meanwhile, drain and rinse the cannellini beans

Heat a medium-sized pot over a medium heat with 1 tbsp [2 tbsp] olive oil

Once hot, add the remaining chopped garlic and the drained cannellini beans and cook for 1-2 min or until warmed through and fragrant 

Once warmed through, mash until smooth and season with a generous pinch of salt

Step 6
7.

Chop the basil finely, including the stalks 

 

Step 7
8.

Serve the Mediterranean fish with the cannellini bean mash to the side

Garnish with the chopped basil

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
356kcal
Energy
5.3g
Fat
37.3g
Carbohydrate
18g
Fibre
32.6g
Protein
2.9g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by (celery, crustacean, egg, fish, gluten, lupin, milk, mollusc, mustard, nut, peanut, sesame, soya, sulphites).

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.

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