Moroccan Fish Cakes

Moroccan Fish Cakes

Moroccan Fish Cakes

Rich and slightly smoked in flavour, these fish cakes are gorgeous!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time16 minutes
Total Time26 minutes
Course: Dinner, lunch
Cuisine: Moroccan
Keyword: fish, fish cake
Servings: 2
Calories: 410kcal

Ingredients

  • 500 g seafood mix
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 25 g ground almond
  • 9 g fresh coriander chopped, 3 tbsp
  • 3 g fresh mint chopped, 2 tbsp
  • ½ lemon zested
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

Yogurt Dressing

  • 60 g Greek yogurt
  • 1.5 g fresh mint chopped, 1 tbsp
  • ¼ lemon juiced
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • sea salt
  • black pepper freshly ground
  • 200 g mixed lettuce leaves

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5/375F.
  • Add the seafood mix, onion, egg, ground almond, fresh herbs, lemon zest and spices to a food processor. Season and pulse until combined.
  • Shape into 8 fish cakes.
  • Lightly oil a baking tray and bake the fish cakes for 12 minutes. Flip them over and cook for an additional 4 minutes.
  • Whilst the fish cakes are cooking, stir together the Greek yogurt, mint, lemon juice and garlic. Season well.
  • Serve the fish cakes with the yogurt sauce and a green salad.

Notes

  • This is a pre workout lunch.
  • To make this a post workout lunch add a portion of healthy carbohydrates such as baked potato wedges, brown rice or whole wheat couscous.

Nutrition

Calories: 410kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 61g | Fat: 13g | Fiber: 3g