Quick smoked haddock & spinach gratins
Cooking time
Prep: 10 mins Cook: 20 minsSkill level
EasyServings
Serves 2Speedy, warming supper in minutes? No problem, says olive food editor Janine Ratcliffe
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 445
- protein
- 44.4g
- carbs
- 13.4g
- fat
- 24.2g
- saturates
- 14.2g
- fibre
- 2.4g
- sugar
- -
- salt
- 4.4g
Ingredients
- 200g bag spinach, washed
- butter
- 2 x 150g skinless smoked haddock fillets
- 100ml half-fat crème fraîche
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 75g Gruyère, grated
- 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
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Method
- Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas7. Wilt the spinach with a little butter in a pan or in the microwave and season well. Press out any excess liquid with the back of a spoon then divide between two individual ovenproof gratin dishes and sit the fish on top.
- Mix the crème fraîche, mustard and cheese then season. Spread over the top of the fish then sprinkle on some breadcrumbs. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden, bubbling and fish is cooked through.
Recipe from olive magazine, February 2011
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
I halved this as a quick meal for one to use up a fillet of smoked haddock and it was fantastic!
Very quick, not watery after a quick squeeze of the spinach (though I wilted mine in the steamer whilst boiling some new potatoes to have with it so may be a little less wet??). Used cheddar as that's all I had. Was a bit worried could be dry but the creme fraiche sauce melted down perfectly.
Fantastic, tasty, quick - definitely a keeper!
Used English mustard as didn't have Dijon and also used slightly more breadcrumbs than suggested.
This was delicious. Absolutely loved this and was simple to do and quick to cook.
Cooked with roasted veg which although I love I wouldn't do again with this dish as it didn't really complement it. Will try a simple green salad to accompany which should work really well.
A total winner, amazing.
I've now made this several times, both as a main and as starters in individual ramekins, we all love it. If the fish or spinach give out too much water in the baking process, it's possible to press a large spoon or fish slice lightly on the top of the bake whilst tipping it gently to one side, so the excess liquid can pour into a saucepan. You can then reduce this liquid in the pan (the dish itself keeps nice and warm for ages) and then spoon the thickened sauce onto each ramekin or over the whole dish, depending what you're doing. Apart from the need to rectify the odd bit of watery-ness, this is just stunning and comes highly recommended! Simple but impressive - the perfect recipe, really.
Made this the other week, very yummy and a great way to eat more fish. I used a small lasagne dish to put everything in. Used powdered mustard and cheddar cheese. Made sure the spinach was well squeezed by hand and it worked well as didn't go runny. I added broccoli to the bake and served with crusty bread. Really easy all in one dinner. Would try with cauliflower and possibly cherry tomatoes next time.
Definitely a 5 star recipe. So easy, so tasty and looks really impressive (in fact I'm going to do it for a dinner party in a couple of weeks). I found it needed blasting under the grill to get a crispy topping, but apart from that the recipe worked perfectly. The only thing I'd do differently would be to put a spoonful of the creme fraiche mixture underneath the fish to make the spinach creamy and cheesy too.
Made this recipe several times now - there's not many ingredients to it so it's best to get the best ingredients you can get, which includes gruyere instead of cheddar.
Apart from dietary issues I don't advocate boiling spinach anyway, so I let it wilt in some butter before sticking in the baking tray so no watery issues there.
I've also tried it with a mix of young and mature gruyere, but I prefer the mature flavour overrall.
Served well with salad, new potatoes and green beans.
