Balance was ever-so-slightly restored by the end of the week, after consuming rather too much deliciously-moist Vegan Chocolate Cake. Thanks to the Fish is the Dish campaign, we’ve been eating plenty more fish and this time, I turned to my well-stocked freezer for a very simple lunch of Young’s Easy Cook Salmon with Couscous, Crème Fraîche and Parmesan.
Oven-baking is my favourite way of cooking fish, it is so easy to throw some fish fillets or chunks into a baking dish with a few diced vegetables, such as red onions, courgettes, cherry tomatoes or when it’s in season, asparagus. Drizzle with some Rapeseed Oil for extra Omega 3 goodness, and if you like, a sprinkle of seeds, such as pumpkin or flax seeds for an even bigger boost!
In less than half an hour you can have lunch or dinner on the table. I like to eat baked fish with couscous, with a dollop of crème fraîche, soured cream or Greek yoghurt and then sprinkled with Parmesan. Sounds like an odd combination, but somehow it works!
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Young’s Seafood are probably best known, in my mind at least, for their ‘Chip Shop’ range, breaded or crispy, bubbly battered cod fillets, or cod/haddock fish fingers. However, they also have a large range of frozen fish fillets as well as an ‘Easy Cook’ range of skinless and boneless fillet chunks. I used the Pink Salmon Fillet Chunks for my lunch, but the pouches of cod and smoked haddock chunks are super for a quick fish pie. We are also a bit partial to Young’s Scampi…
Young’s have also teamed up with Jamie Oliver more recently, who is working with them to endorse a range of frozen fish meals, such as fish pies for children. We like the Yummy Pollock Fish Pie, which is lovely and creamy with a carrot and potato mash and the crispy fishcakes are surprisingly tasty and substantial.
Young’s are really big on sustainability, all their products show a Fish for Life logo, their flagship programme for fish sustainability, demonstrating that they guarantee sourcing fish from sustainable sources according to the objectives set by the Marine Stewardship Council.
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With many thanks to Young’s Seafood and Fish is the Dish for arranging some frozen fish for us to try.