Pollack with Garlicky Kalettes® & Spaghetti
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Total: 20 mins
We’ve stir-fried our favourite leafy seasonal stars, Kalettes®, to give them a sweet caramelised edge, tossing in zingy lemon zest, garlic and salty capers to lift the dish, and topping off with grilled pollack and tender strands of spaghetti.
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578 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 1 red onion
  • 200g Kalettes®
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 200g spaghetti
  • 2 pollack fillets
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  • Sea salt
  • ½ tbsp + 2 tsp olive oil
  • Freshly ground pepper
You'll need
  • Large pan with a lid
  • Baking tray
  • Deep frying pan
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Fill your kettle and boil it, then fill a large pan with the hot water. Top it up, if necessary, and add a pinch of salt. Put the pan on a high heat, lid on, and bring to the boil. Preheat your grill to high and line a baking tray with foil. Set aside.

  • 2.

    Trim, peel and halve the red onion. Finely chop it. Place a deep frying pan on a medium-low heat. Add ½ tbsp olive oil and the onion. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Fry, stirring occasionally, for 8 mins.

  • 3.

    While the onion fries, trim the bases off the Kalettes®. Discard the bases and roughly chop the Kalettes®. Peel and grate or crush the garlic. Finely grate the zest from the lemon. Rinse the capers under cold water (they can be salty) then set aside.

  • 4.

    The water in the pan should be boiling by now. Add the spaghetti and simmer for 8-10 mins till the pasta is tender but still has some bite.

  • 5.

    Lay the pollack fillets on the baking tray and rub 1 tsp olive oil into each fillet. Season with salt and pepper. Slide under the grill for 8 mins till the pollack is cooked through – it will be opaque and flake easily when pressed with a fork.

  • 6.

    While the fish and pasta cook, add the Kalettes® to the red onion. Stir fry for 3-4 mins, till starting to soften. Add the garlic, lemon zest and capers. Stir fry for 2 mins, then take the pan off the heat.

  • 7.

    Scoop a mugful of water out of the pasta pan (mind your fingers, or use a ladle). Drain the spaghetti. Add it to the Kalettes® with a squeeze of lemon juice and 1-2 tbsp of the pasta water. Toss to mix. If it seems a little too dry, add a spoonful more water. Divide the spaghetti between 2 warm plates. Top with a pollack fillet each and serve with wedges of lemon for squeezing.

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