Pan fried halibut with harissa chickpeas
My children scored this a 9.2/10 - and said it would have been 9.8 without the chard! Spinach can be used or other greens if your family aren’t keen on kale either. I have mentioned the brands of harissa paste and chickpeas as these are really good brands that make such a difference to the overall dish. See tip below for protein content of the dish.
ingredients
serves 4
1 onion, sliced
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 tbsp smoked chilli harissa paste (Belazu)
2 x 570g jars chickpeas (Bold Bean Co)
1 tin full fat coconut milk
100g chard, chopped finely
4 halibut fillets
1 tbsp olive oil
small knob of butter
1 lemon
method
prep time: 40 mins
Heat a large pan over medium heat, add 1 tbsp olive oil and once it’s hot add the onion. Cook for 8 mins.
Add the paprika and harissa and mix and cook for a minute.
Add the undrained chickpeas and the coconut milk and mix really well. Cook again for 5 minutes.
Add the chard and simmer for 8-10 minutes.
While the harissa chickpeas are simmering pan fry the halibut.
Heat the remaining oil and butter in a pan. Pat the halibut with a paper towel and season with a little pepper.
Place the halibut in the hot oil skin side up without touching until golden, around 4 minutes.
Carefully flip the halibut and continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
Remove from the hot oil.
Place the harissa chickpeas in a bowl and top with the halibut.
Add a squeeze of lemon to each bowl and serve.
the health boost tip
Halibut is a delicious lean protein. A 150g fillet would give you around 30g of protein. In addition to the chickpeas you’ll be having around 40g of protein per serving in this dish. The chickpeas provide healthy carbohydrates as well as some protein so you don’t need to add any potatoes or rice. You can always add more green vegetables if needed. Green beans go very well.
