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Wondering what to have for dinner? We’ve got the perfect fish curry recipe.
After something nutritious, filling and easy for dinner tonight? We have the ideal meal to start your evening – a tasty fish curry recipe.
This recipe has it all: it’s healthy, warming for when there’s still a chill in the air and perfect for impressing guests or feeding the family with little hassle. It’s super simple to make and you can just increase the ingredients as needed to make it stretch further.
After something nutritious, filling and easy for dinner tonight? We have the ideal meal to start your evening – a tasty fish curry recipe.
This recipe has it all: it’s healthy, warming for when there’s still a chill in the air and perfect for impressing guests or feeding the family with little hassle. It’s super simple to make and you can just increase the ingredients as needed to make it stretch further.
As a lean source of protein, white fish is a low-fat option. The NHS recommends eating at least two portions of fish per week (one of which should be oily). Gabrielle Newman, nutritionist for The Fast 800, says: “With a good amount of protein, this fish curry recipe will keep you feeling full and energised and can be on the table in under an hour.
“This will keep you feeling full and energised and can be on the table in under an hour.”
“The ginger in this fish curry also has anti-inflammatory properties and can aid digestion,” she adds.
What’s more, the variety of vegetables included in this dish will help you towards reaching your 30 different plant-based foods per week, which experts recommend for good gut health.
Enjoy!
Serves: two
Storage: keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to two days. Reheat and serve before eating. Freezable for up to two months; defrost and reheat before serving.
Nutritional information (per portion):
Important
If you follow a gluten-free (or dairy-free) diet, check there are no sources of gluten (or dairy) in the curry paste or vegetable stock.
Top tip
Red curry paste was used in this recipe, but you can try switching up your curry paste to give this dish an entirely different taste.
More about this fish curry recipe
This recipe was developed by Dr Michael Mosley and The Fast 800 – an online programme, co-founded by Mosley, based on scientific evidence to help people follow a lifelong healthy lifestyle. All of The Fast 800 recipes are based on a fresh Mediterranean-style diet, consisting of protein, fibre and healthy fats. Research repeatedly shows that a Mediterranean diet can improve longevity and reduce your risk of chronic illnesses.
Written by Gemma Harris she/her
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Gemma Harris has been a journalist for over seven years and is a self-confessed health and wellbeing enthusiast, which led her to specialise in health journalism. During her career, she has worked with top editors in the industry and taken on multiple high-discipline fitness challenges for certain outlets. She is particularly passionate about nutrition; after being diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome in 2016, she discovered her fascination for gut health and founded thegutchoice.com – a dedicated space for providing a hopeful outcome for people with gut issues. Gemma’s core aim is to help others through her writing.
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