Almond Coated Fish Cakes Recipe

• 125 gm fresh wholewheat or possibly white breadcrumbs lowfat milk
• 1 sm leek very finely sliced
• 4 Tbsp. mildly flavoured extra virgin olive oil
• 500 gm mixed white fish fillets such as hoki haddock plaice or possibly sole skinned
• 1 lrg egg beaten
• 2 Tbsp. tarragon freshly minced
• 1 Tbsp. parsley freshly minced
• 1 x salt and white pepper
• 3 Tbsp. mayonnaise salad leaves to serve
• 50 gm fresh wholewheat or possibly white breadcrumbs
• 50 gm grnd almonds

1. Soak the breadcrumbs for the fish cakes in lowfat milk for a few min to soften them then squeeze them dry and throw away the lowfat milk.
2. Cook the leek in 1 tbsp of the oil in a large frying pan for 4 to 5 min on the floor of the roasting ovenuntil just soft but not browned.
3. Cut the fish into 6mm dice (this is important as the fish is not precooked in this recipe).
4. Mix with the breadcrumbs leek and all the other ingredients adding just sufficient mayonnaise to give a soft but manageable mix.
5. Mix the almonds and breadcrumbs for the coating together.
6. Divide the fish mix into twelve and shape firmly into cakes coating them in the almond crumbs.
7. Press the crumbs firmly into the surface of the cakes and dont use flour on your hands unless absolutely necessary.
8. Heat the remaining oil in the leek pan on the floor of the roasting oventhen add in the fish cakes and cook them for 4 to 5 min on each side again on the floor of the oven.
9. The fish cakes will dcmbtless need to be conked in two batches so keep the first lot hot in the simmering ovenwhile cooking the others.
10. Serve immediately with a small tossed salad
11. I think these are the best fish cakes 1 have ever made they are light and the finely diced fish lends an interesting texture instead of the usual mush.
12. I strongly recommend using some New Zealand hoki that is available from most fish counters it has a good hard flesh that contrasts well with other more local white fish.
13. Serves 4

fresh wholewheat, mildly flavoured, egg, tarragon freshly, parsley freshly, salt, mayonnaise salad leaves, fresh wholewheat, almonds

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/almond-coated-fish-cakes-63673 (may not work)