Fish & Seafood Recipes
Quick seafood paella
This delicious Spanish paella is very easy to make, excellent for training and is a complete balanced meal in one dish. If you can’t get fresh fish, you can use frozen seafood quite successfully, just use what is available. Spanish paella rice is a short-grain rice, which is a relatively high G.I. carbohydrate. This means that it is digested quickly into your system and therefore very good to eat if you have just had an intensive workout as it will help your muscles recover as quickly as possible.
Read more…Linguini with mussels, chili, white wine and crème fraîche
This dish is equally good with clams, which, along with mussels, are really high in iron. Iron levels get depleted during hard exercise so it is really important to keep them topped up, especially if you are a woman. Preparing the mussels may seem a bit of a chore, but it only takes 10 minutes and can be quite therapeutic.
Read more…Thai green fish curry with rice noodles
This dish is healthy, good energy food and quick and easy to make. Most rice noodles have a low G.I. factor (meaning that they are a good source of slow burning carbohydrate) and all you have to do is soak them in boiling water for a few minutes. This curry is equally good with strips of chicken thigh or breast, beef or meaty vegetables like eggplant.
Read more…Fragrant Thai hot and sour shrimp soup (Tom Yam Goong) with noodles
Tom Yam Goong is a wonderfully chili-hot soup which combines the sweet, sour, salty and hot characteristics of Thai cooking perfectly. Add rice or buckwheat noodles for a higher carb ‘runner’s version’. The soup is refreshing, tastes exotic and is surprisingly easy to make.
Read more…Venetian polenta with baby shrimp
If you have ever been lucky enough to visit Venice, you are likely to have come across schie con polenta, a delicious dish of baby shrimp from the Venice lagoon, sautéed with garlic and parsley and served on a bed of soft polenta. My fishmonger supplies vacuum packs of tiny, brown shrimp which are cheap and perfect for this dish. Otherwise, just use a pack of peeled frozen shrimp from the supermarket — the smallest ones you can find.
Read more…Warm salad of seared tuna with white beans
Fresh tuna is really delicious and is particularly high in omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, protein and minerals. In fact, it is so good for you, it would be impossible to list all the reasons why in a small space … It is very important to buy it really fresh and use it on the day you buy it. Also, don’t overcook it as it will turn into a tasteless rubber lump! Wait until the pan is really, really hot and just sear it on both sides for a minute or so. If you can’t get hold of fresh tuna, a piece of salmon fillet is a good alternative.
Read more…Grilled tuna steak on a bed of spiced cranberry couscous with mango and avocado salsa
This meal just oozes flavor. It is packed with nutritional value and is equally good either before or after a workout. The salsa contains a wide variety of vitamins and the couscous is a good low-fat, medium G.I. carbohydrate. It goes without saying that fresh tuna is one of the better sources of omega-3 fatty acids — good for your heart and good for your brain.
Read more…Salmon fillet with green couscous
Every delicious mouthful of this meal will do you good. High in protein, low in saturated fat and cholesterol and a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, salmon is a great food to incorporate into your regular diet. The couscous is only ‘green’ because it is packed with healthy green vegetables and herbs. It looks enticingly fresh on the plate against the pink salmon.
Read more…Penang shrimp curry with fragrant steamed Jasmine rice
Thai curries are quick, easy, healthy and really delicious. The trick to a Thai curry is to create the perfect harmony of heat, salt, sweet and sour by using a basic mix of coconut milk, fish sauce, curry paste, lime and sugar. You can make your own curry paste if you have the time and the inclination, but it is really easy to buy good ready-made pastes.
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