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Fish recipes to serve 1 or 2

Mix up your midweek meal routine with these quick and easy fish recipes that all serve 1 or 2, perfect for smaller households. Fish typically comes in packs of two fillets, but you can now buy individual salmon fillets. Try our ideas for something a little different for dinner.

  1. Jerk salmon with coconut rice

    This easy recipe for one uses one pan and a bunch of ingredients to make a tasty midweek meal. Rice and kidney beans are stirred through coconut milk and baked in the oven before being topped with a salmon fillet sprinkled with jerk seasoning and cooked until beautifully flaky. While everything’s in the oven, there’s enough time to chop up a fresh mango and chilli salsa which brings freshness to the finished dish.

    Jerk salmon with coconut rice
  2. Cider-braised cod with lentils

    This cod recipe sounds like something you might see on a restaurant menu, but it’s actually incredibly easy to make and tastes fantastic. The cider gives good acidity while the creamy crème fraîche sauce that tops the cod before serving adds a nice richness. The perfect dinner for two! Use up the remaining crème fraîche by stirring through soups or pasta.

    Cider-braised cod with lentils
  3. Bloody Mary-spiced prawn cocktail spud

    Likelihood is, you’ll have the majority of these ingredients in your cupboard. Tobasco, Worcestershire sauce and celery give a nod to the classic hangover cocktail in this fun spin on a midweek meal. Load up your Bloody Mary prawns into a steaming jacket for a quick and easy dinner. Use half a pack of prawns for this recipe and the other half for the quick fried rice, below.

    Bloody Mary-spiced prawn cocktail spud
  4. Quick prawn fried rice

    The beauty with fried rice is that anything goes – whatever veg you have kicking about is great in this simple Asian dish. Garnish with your favourite chilli sauce and tuck in!

    Quick prawn fried rice
  5. Spiced fish and fennel tagine

    This warming tagine recipe is bursting with flavour from cumin, ginger and chilli. You can use any white fish here – hake or cod work well. Serve with fluffy bulgur wheat studded with olives for a hearty dinner that only takes 30 minutes. Use up preserved lemons by finely slicing and tossing through couscous or salads.

    Spiced fish and fennel tagine