Fish en Papillote

Papillote is simply a little parcel you make to bake your fish, or even chicken, with vegetables of your choice. You can use: foil, bags made specifically for the oven, or baking parchment. Some examples in the images below:

Ingredients

• 1-2 fillets of the fish of your choice (I am using cod, which here is fresh cod — you can use salmon, hake, whiting)
• 1/2 courgette, sliced
• Fresh spinach or whatever green leaves you have (I used bok choi)
• 1 small onion, cut into rings or slices
• Cherry tomatoes or sliced tomatoes
• Olive oil
• Lemon juice
• Salt and black pepper to season

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C
2. Prepare a piece of foil or baking parchment approximately 60cm long and place it on a baking tray or ovenproof dish that can go in the oven, to assemble your papillote.

3. Start assembling with the sliced courgette and the onion rings or pieces

4. Add leaves such as spinach, chard or bok choi and season with a little salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon

5. Then add the fish and the cherry tomatoes, season a little more and close the sides of your papillote as if it were a pastel, rolling the ends together and twisting so it stays firmly sealed

6. Place on a baking tray and bake for approximately 25-30 minutes

7. Remove from the oven and carefully transfer to a plate