Barramundi with lemon myrtle greens

Name: Barramundi with lemon myrtle greens
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 2 portions

Pan-cooked barramundi served with greens seasoned with ground lemon myrtle and a squeeze of lemon.

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This recipe contains foods that can contribute to a varied and balanced diet during pregnancy.

Step 1. Boil the potatoes for 15 minutes until tender, then drain.
Step 2. Steam the broccolini and beans for three to four minutes and toss with the garlic, lemon myrtle and half the oil.
Step 3. Cook the barramundi in the remaining oil over medium-high heat for three to four minutes each side, until opaque and flaking easily.
Step 4. Serve the fish with the potatoes and greens and lemon wedges alongside.

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Cook eggs until both the white and the yolk are firm, and cook meat, poultry and seafood until steaming hot throughout.
Use pasteurised milk, yoghurt and cheese. Soft and surface-ripened cheeses are only suitable when cooked until steaming hot.
Avoid pre-prepared salads, deli meats, pâté, raw sprouts and cold smoked or raw seafood while pregnant, and wash all produce well.
Refrigerate leftovers within two hours, keep them at or below 5°C, and reheat once until steaming hot throughout.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand advises two to three serves a week of most fish, including salmon, barramundi, trout, prawns and canned tuna, and limiting high-mercury fish such as shark (flake), swordfish, marlin, orange roughy and catfish.
Australian native ingredients such as wattleseed, lemon myrtle, finger lime, saltbush, Kakadu plum, Davidson plum, quandong, pepperberry and macadamia have long histories of use and care by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Where you can, buy from Indigenous-owned growers and businesses.

Ingredient brands and substitutions can change allergen content. Always check the labels on the products you buy.

A daily folic acid supplement is widely recommended before conception and through early pregnancy to help prevent neural tube defects. Folate-rich foods do not replace the supplement. Ask your doctor which dose applies to you and follow your national health authority's guidance.
Vitamin D and iron requirements vary with diet, sunlight exposure and health conditions. Ask your doctor whether you need a supplement and follow your national health authority's guidance.
There is no known safe level of alcohol in pregnancy, and most guidance suggests keeping caffeine to around 200 mg a day. Recipes here contain no alcohol.

Healthy eating when you're pregnant or breastfeeding — National Health and Medical Research Council — Eat for Health, reviewed 10 September 2026
Foods to avoid when pregnant — healthdirect Australia, reviewed 10 September 2026
Advice for pregnant women about food safety — Food Standards Australia New Zealand, reviewed 10 September 2026
Mercury in fish — advice for pregnancy — Food Standards Australia New Zealand, reviewed 10 September 2026