Moreish fish soup

Name: Moreish fish soup
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 x 120g mackerel fillets, skin on, scaled, scored and pin-boned (ask for the head and bones too), from sustainable sources; cayenne pepper; 1 heaped teaspoon fennel seeds; 1 heaped teaspoon coriander seeds; 2 cloves of garlic; 1 sprig of fresh rosemary; 1 lemon; 500ml really good organic veg stock; 1 x 400g tin of plum tomatoes; 100g wholewheat couscous; 2 small potatoes; 2 carrots; 200g mussels, scrubbed and debearded, from sustainable sources; ½ a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley or basil (15g)

Mackerel, mussels, broth & couscous

Dairy-free

45 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 2

About the recipe

Both mackerel and mussels are super-high in selenium and iodine. The latter helps our thyroid gland to function, in turn helping to control our metabolism.

Everyday Super Food, p204

nutrition per serving

Calories

29%

Fat

33%

Saturates

22%

Sugars

14%

Salt

13%

Protein

79%

Carbs

22%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Everyday Super Food

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

2 x 120g mackerel fillets, skin on, scaled, scored and pin-boned (ask for the head and bones too), from sustainable sources

cayenne pepper

1 heaped teaspoon fennel seeds

1 heaped teaspoon coriander seeds

2 cloves of garlic

1 sprig of fresh rosemary

1 lemon

500ml really good organic veg stock

1 x 400g tin of plum tomatoes

100g wholewheat couscous

2 small potatoes

2 carrots

200g mussels, scrubbed and debearded, from sustainable sources

½ a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley or basil (15g)

Method

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For the full recipe, head to page 204 of Jamie's cookbook, Everyday Super Food.

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Everyday Super Food Dairy-free Fish Mussels Mackerel Soup Couscous Dinner Dinner for two

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