This tasty, low-cal dinner is ideal to kick start at healthy January!

SERVES 2

Ingredients:

–       2 basa fillets

–       100 grams of quinoa

–       400ml of boiling water

–       Yellow pepper, sliced

–       Green pepper, sliced

–       Half a chilli, finely sliced, deseeded  

–       Pomegranate seeds

–       Lemon juice for drizzling 

–       Parsley, to sprinkle

For the Korean BBQ Sauce

  • 1 cup light soy sauce
  • Teaspoon of water
  • 1 tablespoon of cornstarch
  • 255g cup brown sugar
  • 2 cloves of garlic, finely diced
  • Tablespoon of rice wine vinegar
  • Small thumb of ginger
  • ½ tablespoon of sesame oil
  • Salt and pepper to season

Method:

  • Preheat the oven to 180C and cook your basa fillets for 15 minutes, or until fully heated.
  • Rinse the quinoa and then add it to a medium saucepan, along with the water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer.
  • Remove from the heat after approximately 15 minutes or until all of the water has been absorbed. Let the quinoa rest for 5 minutes, then fluff.
  • In a large serving bowl, add you green and red peppers, sliced chilli, pomegranate seeds and a drizzle of lemon juice. Add your quinoa once cooled and mix well.
  • Serve out the quinoa salad and then place the basa fillets on top, adding a sprinkling of parsley.

To make the sauce:

  • Combine the light soy sauce, sugar, garlic, rice wine vinegar, ginger, sesame oil, and seasoning together in a pan. Mix and then bring to boil.
  • Whisk your cornstarch and water in a measuring jug, until the cornstarch dissolves and then add to the boiling pan, reducing the heat. Cook until the sauce is a thick consistency, for around 4/5 minutes.

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