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How To Make Mediterranean Fish Cakes With Grilled Courgettes

Grilled Mediterranean fish cakes with crispy courgettes: a healthy, delicious European dish. Enlarge

How To Make Mediterranean Fish Cakes With Grilled Courgettes

Grilled Mediterranean fish cakes with crispy courgettes: a healthy, delicious European dish.

Prep:
40m
Cook:
20m
Total:
1h
Serves:
4 to 6

Step 1: You will need...

  • 500 g minced fish (haddock, grouper, sea bass)
  • 2 slices of white bread, crusts removed
  • 1 onion, finely diced
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp mint, finely chopped
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 25 g salt
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 courgette
  • parsley to garnish
  • for the marinade:
  • 5 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 grill pan
  • tongs
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 large bowl
  • 2 small bowls
  • 1 jug of water
  • 2 trays

Step 2: Soak the bread

Place the bread in water and leave for about 3 minutes. Remove squeezing out all of the water.

Step 3: Mix the ingredients

In a large bowl place the minced fish, bread, onion, garlic, parsley, mint, olive oil, salt, cumin and pepper. Using your hands, combine the ingredients together thoroughly.

Step 4: Make the fish cakes

Take a small amount of the fish mixture and using your hands, mould it into a ball. Flatten slightly and place onto a tray. Continue until you have used up all of the mixture. The size doesn't matter however, try to make them all as similar as possible.

Step 5: Preheat the grill pan

About five minutes beforehand will be sufficient to make sure it is hot enough to grill the fish cakes.

Step 6: Slice the courgette and marinate

First remove the ends then chop the courgette into half. Next cut each half into 1/2cm slices. Put the sliced courgette into a bowl and marinate with the balsamic vinegar, the olive oil and salt and pepper.

Step 7: Grill

The grill pan should be hot enough by now. Put the cakes in the pan without over-filling it. Give them 3- 5 minutes on each side and then remove.

Step 8: Grill the courgettes

Using the same pan as the fish cakes, grill the courgette slices for two minutes on each side. When they are done, remove.

Step 9: Serve

Place a courgette slice on a plate and top with two fish cakes. Drizzle over some of the courgette marinade, garnish with parsley and serve.