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Quick Double Basa and Mediterranean Style Pearl Couscous

Quick Double Basa and Mediterranean Style Pearl Couscous

with Black Olives and Bell Pepper
4.5(28)
Sam Richards
Sam RichardsUpdated on May 27, 2026
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Calories
: 
712 kcal
Protein
: 
58.8g protein
Total
: 
15 minutes
Difficulty
: 
Easy
Allergens:
  • Cereals containing gluten
  • Wheat
  • Fish
  • Mustard
  • Soya
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Sulphites
  • Wheat
  • Barley
  • Celery
  • Cereals containing gluten
  • Milk
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
serving amount

150 grams

Pearl Couscous

(Contains: Cereals containing gluten, Wheat May contain traces of: Mustard, Soya)

4 unit(s)

Basa Fillets

(Contains: Fish)

1 sachet(s)

Mediterranean Style Seasoning

(May contain traces of: Sulphites, Wheat, Barley, Celery, Cereals containing gluten, Milk, Mustard, Soya)

1 unit(s)

Bell Pepper

1 unit(s)

Lemon

30 grams

Black Olives

1 carton(s)

Tomato Passata

10 grams

Vegetable Stock Paste

40 grams

Baby Spinach

Not included in your delivery

1 tsp

Sugar

50 milliliter(s)

Water for the Sauce

20 grams

Butter

½ tbsp

Honey

Energy (kJ)2981 kJ
Energy (kcal)712 kcal
Fat17.5 g
of which saturates7.5 g
Carbohydrate77.7 g
of which sugars19.3 g
Dietary Fibre10.1 g
Protein58.8 g
Salt3.9 g
Trans Fat0.2 g
Potassium312.7 mg
Calcium53.7 mg
Iron0.6 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
•Baking Tray
•Medium Saucepan
•Kettle
•Large Frying Pan

Instructions

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Get Started
1
  • Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7. Boil a half-full kettle.
  • Pour the boiled water into a saucepan on medium-high heat with ½ tsp salt. Simmer the pearl couscous, 14-15 mins.
  • Once cooked, drain and pop back in the pan. Add a drizzle of oil and stir.
  • Pat the basa dry with kitchen paper. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Sprinkle over half the Mediterranean style seasoning. Lay the fish on a lined baking tray. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw fish.
Bake Fish
2
  • When the oven is hot, bake the fish on the middle shelf, 10-12 mins. IMPORTANT: The fish is cooked when opaque in the middle.
  • Meanwhile, slice the bell pepper into thin strips. Halve the lemon. Roughly chop the olives.
  • Heat a drizzle of oil in a frying pan on medium-high heat. Add the sliced pepper to the pan. Stir-fry, 4-5 mins.
  • Add the remaining Mediterannean style seasoning to the pepper. Fry,1 min. 
Simmer Sauce
3
  • Add the passata, veg stock paste, olives, sugar and water for the sauce (see pantry for both) to the pepper. Season with salt and pepper. 
  • Bring to the boil. Simmer, 2-3 mins.
  • Add the spinach in handfuls, making sure it's piping hot, 1-2 mins.
  • Once the pearl couscous is cooked, stir it into the sauce. Add the butter (see pantry) and a generous squeeze of lemon juice. 
  • Once the basa is cooked, drizzle over the honey (see pantry). Squeeze over a little lemon juice.
Dinner's Ready!
4
  • Share the pearl couscous and sauce between your bowls. 
  • Top with the basa fillets. 
  • Serve with the remaining lemon wedges on the side.
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