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13 May 2013 ,08:10 3 recipes for the timid fish eater

In my latest Reader's Digest column I've written a piece called Tips for the Timid Fish Eater.

There are many, many reasons to include more fish in your weekly meals, however I find a lot of people are uncertain about how to cook fish or find the flavour and smell too strong. If this is you, then my column gives advice on where to start when you want to eat more fish.

If you're new to cooking fish, then here are three great recipes to get you started.

1. Use fish to make burgers

These Salmon Burgers from Teresa Cutter use fresh fish which is whizzed up with parsley and lemon. The mixture is then shaped into burgers, coated with almond meal and cooked in a frying pan. Serve with steamed vegetables, some brown rice and the lemon dressing that Teresa recommends. Or make them into proper burgers, by stuffing into wholegrain bread rolls, with lots of salad and a drizzle of plain yoghurt.

2. Make a simple fish stew

Jules from The Stonesoup has an easy five ingredient stew which is perfect for the fish newcomer. White fish fillets are paired with fennel and onion and cooked in a tomato sauce. It's all done on the stovetop and takes about 20 minutes of actual cooking time.

3. Healthier fish and "chips"

Another way to use fish at home, if you're a bit uncertain, is to make a healthier version of something you are used to eating. For example my fish and oven baked wedges recipe.

The fish is coated in citrus and herb flavoured polenta and cooked in a frying pan. It's then served with home made oven baked wedges and a big green salad.

How do you cook fish at home?

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04 March 2013 ,09:14 High omega 3, low mercury fish

By Kathryn Elliott

There's a great little piece on the Nutrition Diva's blog about the best fish to eat in pregnancy. In this Monica is focussing on the fish which are high in Omega 3s and low in mercury, both of which are important for the baby's healthy development.

However, eating more high Omega 3, low mercury fish is a good strategy for everyone.

The list includes salmon, anchovies, herring and sardines. While salmon is relatively regularly used and many people are accustomed to having anchovies on pizza and in pasta sauces, herrings and sardines are likely to leave some stumped.

They are both useful fish, with many positives. While they are stronger tasting fish, herrings and sardines can be purchased fresh and canned, they are cheap and can be cooked quickly. Both fish are great on the barbecue and match strong, zesty flavours.

Nigel Slater has some good information about herring, as well as a lov ely sounding recipe for Herring "Rillettes". In this fresh herring are matched with lemon juice, white wine vinegar, pickled sushi ginger, dill and carrots and served on toasted rye bread.

Fresh sardines need to be scaled and gutted before cooking, although this is nowhere near as difficult or "icky" as you might think. Jamie Oliver has a great sounding recipe for Harissa Sardines with a Couscous Salad. If you are using tinned sardines, then why not try my Sardine, Bean and Lemon Salad?

For further information, you might also be interested in two articles also by the Nutrition Diva. The first is on DHA (one of the Omega 3s) and your brain, while the second looks at the question of mercury in fish in more detail.

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3 recipes for the timid fish eater
In my latest Reader's Digest column I've written a piece called Tips for the Timid Fish Eater. There are many, many reasons to include more fish in your weekly meals, however I find a lot of people are uncertain about how to cook fish or find the flavour and smell too strong.Read More...

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