High-Protein Air Fryer Fish Stuffed with Sundried Tomato and Spinach

by | Sep 3, 2025 | Recipes

Looking for a way to cook perfectly moist fish in your air fryer? We’ve got you covered with this clever recipe from Woolworths Taste, created by chef Kerry Kilpin of Steenberg in Cape Town. By stacking two fillets together and filling them with sundried tomato, wilted spinach, and cream cheese, it locks in the flavour and keeps the fish tender. It is finished with a golden herb crust. This dish is simple, delicious and guaranteed to impress.

Kerry Kilpin

Air-fried fish with sundried tomato filling

Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: South African

Ingredients
  

  • 4 fillets of bream
  • For the stuffing:
  • 2 sundried tomatoes finely chopped
  • 50 g spinach wilted, seasoned and drained of any excess liquid
  • 3 T cream cheese
  • 1 courgette julienned and pan fried in a little butter
  • 1 lemon
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Combine sundried tomatoes, spinach, cream cheese and courgette to make a nice paste to use as a stuffing. Add a squeeze of lemon and season.
  2. Season the fillets on the flesh side.
  3. Divide the stuffing into two and spread over two of the fillets. Place the other fillets on top, skin-side facing out, to make a sandwich.
  4. For the crumb topping, combine all the ingredients together. Sprinkle over the top of the two fish fillets on the skin side.
  5. Bake in the air fryer at 180°C for 10 minutes. Check it at this point. It may need a further 2 minutes of cooking time, depending on the size of your fillets.

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Photograph: Toby Murphy

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