seafood-recipes-23

							Most people are concerned with eati
ng a healthy diet these days and ma
ny people are cutting down on red m
eat consumption. One of the recomme
nded food types is fish, especially
 oil rich fish with plenty of Omega
 fats such as mackerel, herring and
 sardines. There are plenty seafood
 recipes to inspire and they are ve
ry often, quick and easy to prepare.

It's a good idea to encourage child
ren to eat fish from an early age a
nd parents can be cunning in how it
 is presented! There are seafood re
cipes for fish cakes, fish burgers
and pizza with fish toppings. Kids
love any sort of cheese and fish di
sh or fish in pitta bread.

When having a dinner party, seafood
 makes an excellent starter. It ref
reshes the palette for the main cou
rse and some dishes are quite sophi
sticated. Angels on Horseback is a
well known dish and has various ver
sions around the world. The tradit
ional recipe is to use oysters, wra
pped in streaky bacon rashers. Thes
e should be grilled and go well wit
h a mixed green salad.
Many starter dishes involve prawns
and Citrus Prawn and Avocado is a p
articularly tasty one. Ingredients
consist of peeled tiger prawn tails
, lemon juice, lettuce and an avoca
do. The avocado should be ripe and
chives make a good garnish. The per
fect dressing is sunflower oil, ora
nge juice, white wine vinegar, salt
 and black pepper.

People who like spicy food can stil
l find a kick in seafood recipes. C
urried sole, made with lemon sole f
illets is cooked with curry sauce,
onion and lemon rind. The garnish i
s toasted flaked almonds with coria
nder and rice is a good accompanime
nt.

Cheesy Citrus Cod is a delicious bl
end of flavors and haddock can be s
ubstituted if preferred. The other
ingredients are orange rind, season
ing and soft cheese. The sauce is m
ade with crème fraiche, orange juic
e and rind, seasoning and chives. I
f calories are of concern, the soft
 cheese can be low fat and the crèm
e fraiche can be half fat. This dis
h goes well with creamy, mashed pot
ato and a green vegetable.

Casseroles are not just for meat ba
sed dishes and they are a convenien
t one pot way of preparing seafood
recipes such as Beachcombers Casser
ole. This contains red snapper fill
ets, a popular choice at the best r
estaurants these days. The snapper
is cooked in a flameproof casserole
 dish with dried crushed chilies, o
nion, cayenne pepper, garlic, canne
d tomatoes and cream coconut. This
dish could be served with rice or p
asta. It also makes a tasty filling
 for a baked potato.