Arrnott Olssen’s Harissa Baked Humpty Doo Barramundi with Hummus Salad
Arrnott Olssen’s Harissa Baked Humpty Doo Barramundi with Hummus Salad
4serves
10-30 mins
Ingredients
4 Medium size Barra Fillets
4 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tbsp Harissa Paste
2 tsps sea salt (extra salt for seasoning)
2 tsps chilli flakes (optional)
2 garlick cloves crushed
½ Lemon Juiced
500 grams Salted Butter
For the Salad
2 Cups of Hummus
3 Cups of Roast vegetables ( your choice )
1 Pomegranate, seeds removed
½ cup Pine-nuts toasted
Pinch salt for seasoning
Small bunch parsley, roughly chopped
Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Dressing
Roast Veggies
Chop up your choice of seasonal vegetables e.g beetroot, zucchini + Onions & Whole Garlic cloves
Season with salt and dress with a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, add a generous amount of Harissa Spice Blend before mixing well and adding to a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 180-200 degrees until caramelised and roasted.
Garnish
1 Small Parsley Bunch
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Dukkha
Instructions
- For the Barra fillets: Preheat the oven to 180-200 degrees Celsius.
- Prepare the compound butter by adding the butter, harissa, garlic and a pinch of sea salt to a food processor and mix till combined
- Line a baking tray with baking paper and drizzle a little olive oil on it
- Pat dry the Barra fillets then season with salt and a squeeze of lemon juice
- Place a tbsp of the harissa butter mixture on each fillet and cover with foil before baking
- Bake the fillets for around 10 - 12 minutes, they should be firm to the touch but not hard. Uncover and bake for another 3 mins or until browned.
- Remove from the oven straight away and allow to rest on a plate before serving.
- For the salad: Spread the hummus evenly across a large round serving platter.
- Spread the roast vegetables evenly over the hummus.
- Season with a pinch of salt and dress with the toasted pine nuts, parsley and pomegranate seeds.
- Finish with a flourish of extra virgin olive oil.
- To serve: Garnish the Barra fillets with the extra chopped parsley & Dukkha, and place on the table next to the Salad. Serve with some crusty bread and extra virgin olive oil for dipping.
Specialty equipment:
Baking dish
Serving platters
Cook's note
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