Can you say ‘overcooked’?Nonetheless, this is still a delicious, healthy meal, very easy to prepare and a great way to keep washing up to a minimum as you simply bung it all in one roasting tray to cook.
Izzy and Jesse are big fish fans and are fairly adventurous with their choices too, regularly going beyond the usual fish-fingers remit. One of my fondest memories from our trip to Bali last summer was sitting on a beach at night watching them eat BBQ calamari and prawns that were fresh from the sea earlier that day.
The accompanying veg in this dish goes down very well too. Sweet potatoes and chickpeas are very popular choices in our house, and curried-anything is always gratefully received. Mr. LA picks out the tomatoes but I pretend not to notice.
You will need:
4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1 red onion cut into wedges
250g cherry tomatoes, halved
1 tbsp medium curry powder (I use Asda’s madras powder, it’s yummy!)
2tbsp olive oil
1 x 410g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
4 skinless salmon fillets
a large handful of young leaf spinach (I use half a bag ‘cos I love the green stuff)
2 tbsp chopped coriander (I always forget this bit so I’d consider it optional!)
1. Preheat the oven to 200c/fan 180c/gas mark 6. Tip the sweet potatoes into a large shallow roasting tin, add the red onion, tomatoes and curry powder and drizzle over the olive oil. Season and toss everything together then spread out in the tin. Roast for 30 minutes.
2. Stir in the chickpeas and top with the salmon. Season and roast for 10-12 minutes until the salmon is just cooked and the vegetables are tender. remove the salmon, stir in the spinach and return the salmon to the tin. Scatter over the coriander and serve.
Simples. Mmmmmm…. it’s really yummy!
Any tips on cooking fish ladies? It’s definitely not my strong suit, however much I enjoy eating it!
Original recipe taken from Sainsbury’s Magazine, Feb 2011, p. 92
Loveaudrey xxx
I use my trusty tefal steamer for fish. Tis the only way! Definitely going to try this recipe. I’m a massive curried anything 🙂 fan too xx
The comment above made me LOL…blatant advertising anyone?!
Anyway, back to the main thing! As Arlene said, I always cook salmon in my steamer, it cooks it just right and melts in your mouth. This recipe sounds yummy, so I think I’ll pick some salmon up and give this a go 🙂 xxx
That is definitely a lolworthy comment from Dan.Eliot… I love how it assumes that kids won’t eat veg in its natural form and that it wouldn’t be enjoyable to eat veggies every day…
Anyway, back on topic…
That fish doesn’t look overcooked to me, but I guess appearances are decieving! Try putting the salmon in for less time – it literally only needs a few minutes to cook – I think if I’m grilling it I usually do it skin side up first for about 5 minutes, then skin side up for 2.
Bye Bye Dan *waves*
You know, I can’t imagine not eating fruit and veg everyday, and I don’t think the children could either! I feel sluggish if I scrimp on my 5-a-day.
Clearly I need a steamer (or a decenmt kitchen timer so I can be a little more precise with my cooking times)! Thanks for the tips ladies!
xxx