Feelgood fish cakes
These budget-friendly fish cakes made with canned sardines are packed full of good stuff
Difficulty and servings
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 15 mins
Cook 35 mins
- Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender, about 15-20 mins. Meanwhile, coarsely mash the sardines in a bowl (there's no need to remove the calcium-rich bones as they are soft enough to eat). Mix in 3 tbsp chopped parsley and half the lemon zest and juice. Meanwhile, mix the mayonnaise and yogurt with the remaining parsley, lemon zest and juice and some seasoning.
- Drain the potatoes, then mash until smooth. Gently mix into the sardine mixture and season. Shape into 8 fat fish cakes using floured hands, then dust lightly with the seasoned flour.
- Heat half the oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry half the fish cakes for 3-4 mins on each side until golden and crisp. Keep warm; repeat with remaining oil and fish cakes. Serve with the lemony mayonnaise, salad and lemon wedges.
Superhealthy sardines
Canned fish is often seen as the poor relative of fresh, but canned sardines are high in nutrients. The canning process makes the bones easier to eat and digest, increasing the calcium content of your meal. Choose fish in spring water or in a healthier oil such as olive, rather than in salty brine, as fish already has a high sodium content.
287 kcalories, protein 16g, carbohydrate 29g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 2g, sugar 2g, salt 0.67 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2010.
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 15 mins
Cook 35 mins
Ingredients
- 600g potatoes , cut into chunks
- 2 x 120g cans sardines in spring water, drained
- 4 tbsp chopped parsley
- zest and juice 1 small lemon
- 3 tbsp light mayonnaise
- 4 tbsp fat-free Greek yogurt (we used Total 0%)
- 1 tbsp seasoned plain flour
- 4 tsp sunflower oil
- green salad and lemon wedges, to serve
287 kcalories, protein 16g, carbohydrate 29g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 2g, sugar 2g, salt 0.67 g
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