Ingredients

Fish:
-2 pounds fish fillets, such as tilapia
-or haddock
-4¼ cups cornflakes cereal
-⅓ cup whole wheat flour
-½ teaspoon salt
-¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
-2 large eggs
-¼ cup nonfat milk
-Non-stick cooking spray

Tartar Sauce:
-½ medium lemon
-½ cup low-fat mayonnaise
-½ cup plain nonfat yogurt
-3 Tablespoons sweet pickle relish
-¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Direction

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cut fillets into 8 roughly even-size pieces.
• In a medium bowl, crush cornflakes.
• In a second medium bowl, mix flour, salt, and black pepper.
• In a third medium bowl, add eggs and milk. Beat with a fork.
• Dip each fish piece into flour, then egg mixture, then cornflakes. Each piece should be fully coated with flakes.
• Coat baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Place fish pieces on sheet, evenly spaced. Spray pieces lightly with cooking spray.
• Bake until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 15–20 minutes. While fish cooks, prepare tartar sauce.
• Rinse lemon. In a small bowl, squeeze juice. Discard seeds.
• In a second small bowl, add mayonnaise and yogurt. Whisk with a fork until smooth. Add relish, black pepper, and 2 teaspoons lemon juice. Stir until combined.
• When fish is cooked, serve immediately. Add a dollop of tartar sauce on top or serve on the side.

Ingredients

-8 oysters
-300g piece skinned salmon fillet
-3 large scallop or 6 smaller scallops
-6 large raw tiger prawns
-500ml fresh fish stock
-50g butter
-1 large shallot, chopped as finely as possible
-200ml white wine or dry vermouth, or half of each
-150ml 

-whipping cream large handful mixed soft herbs including parsley
and chives, finely chopped
-1 tbsp lemon juice
-150g fresh spaghetti
-drizzle olive oil
-chervil or parsley
-sprigs, to serve

Directions

1-Prepare all the seafood by first opening the oysters into a sieve over a bowl to catch the juices (see video technique). Trim and slice the salmon into 6 equal-size square chunks. If the scallops are large, cut them in half lengthways. Peel and devein the prawns if needed.

2-Place the strained oyster juice and fish stock into a shallow saucepan and bring to a simmer. First add the salmon and poach for 1 min. Add the prawns and oysters (if using large ones) and poach for 1 min more. Add the scallops and poach for 1 min more, then add the oysters (if small) and simmer everything for a final min until just cooked.

3-Carefully tip the fish and poaching liquid into a sieve over a large saucepan or bowl, keeping all the salmon chunks intact.

4-Heat half the butter in the cleaned shallow pan and add the shallot. Cook very gently for 5 mins until soft but not coloured, then pour in the alcohol and boil until reduced to a few tablespoons. Pour in the poaching liquid and boil down until reduced by half, about 20-25 mins. Stir in the cream and, once more, reduce by half. Turn down to a gentle simmer and whisk in the rest of the butter.

5-Gently add the seafood to the sauce, taking care not to break up the salmon. Simmer lightly until heated through, then add most of the herbs, squeeze over the lemon juice and set aside.

6-Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in plenty of boiling water until just done, about 3-4 mins, then drain well and add back to the pan with a drizzle of olive oil and the rest of the herbs. You are now ready to plate up.

7-Use a roasting fork to twirl a neat bundle of spaghetti. Stand the bundle in the middle of a warm large pasta bowl. Alternate the salmon and seafood around the pasta. Spoon the sauce over the seafood, top the pasta with the chervil or parsley sprigs and serve immediately.

Ingredients

Tarragon Mayonnaise
-125 ml (1/2 cup) mayonnaise
-15 ml (1 tbsp) lemon juice
-5 ml (1 tsp) chopped fresh tarragon
-1 egg yolk

Salmon Patties
-675 g (1 1/2 lb) skinless salmon fillet
-24 saltine crackers
-3 eggs, lightly beaten
-60 ml (1/4 cup) mayonnaise
-15 ml (1 tbsp) sambal oelek (or less to taste)
-60 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
-Salt and pepper
-675 g (1 1/2 lb) asparagus, trimmed and cooked al dente

Directions

Tarragon Mayonnaise
In a bowl, combine all the ingredients. Keep in the refrigerator.

Salmon patties
With the rack in the highest position, preheat the oven’s broiler. Line a small baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Place the salmon on the baking sheet. Drizzle with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Bake for about 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of fillet, or until the salmon is cooked. Set aside on a plate. Break into large pieces and let cool. Set aside.
In a food processor, process the saltine crackers into crumbs. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the salmon pieces, eggs, mayonnaise, sambal oelek and mix well until the salmon is completely crumbled. Season with salt and pepper. With a 75 ml (1/3 cup) ice cream scoop, form 8 patties with the salmon mixture.
In a large nonstick skillet, brown four patties at a time on each side in half the oil, flattening them slightly with a fork. Cook the remaining patties in the same way.
Serve the salmon cakes with the asparagus and drizzle with tarragon mayonnaise.

Ingredients

-150g (5 oz) uncooked short-grain rice
-3 tablespoons rice vinegar
-3 tablespoons caster sugar
-1 1/2 teaspoons salt
-4 nori seaweed sheets
-1/2 cucumber, peeled, cut into small strips
-2 tablespoons pickled ginger
-1 avocado - peeled, stone removed and cut into small strips
-225g (8 oz) smoked salmon, crab meat or tuna, flaked

Directions

1-In a medium saucepan, bring 325ml (10 fl oz) water to a boil. Add rice, and stir. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. In a small bowl, mix the rice vinegar, sugar and salt. Blend the mixture into the rice.

2-Preheat oven to 150 C / Gas mark 2. On a medium baking tray, heat nori in the preheated oven 1 to 2 minutes, until warm.

3-Centre one sheet of nori on a bamboo sushi mat. Wet your hands. Using your hands, spread a thin layer of rice on the sheet of nori, and press into a thin layer. Arrange 1/4 of the cucumber, ginger, avocado and seafood of your choice in a line down the centre of the rice. Lift the end of the mat, and gently roll it over the ingredients, pressing gently. Roll it forward to make a complete roll. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

4-Cut each roll into 4 to 6 slices using a wet, sharp knife. Serve immediately.

Note:
You can easily find pickled ginger, nori seaweed sheets and wasabi in your local Asian supermarket.

Tip:

Make vegetarian sushi rolls by omitting the fish and adding extra vegetables if desired.

Ingredients

-2 large shallots or 1 onion, peeled and chopped
-2 tbsp olive oil
-40g butter
-1 large thyme sprig, leaves only
-4 tbsp Noilly Prat or dry vermouth
-2 tsp Pernod (optional)
-4 tbsp plain flour
-250ml fish, chicken or vegetable stock (a stock cube is fine)
-200 ml milk
-4 tbsp double cream
-3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
-180g skinless salmon fillets
-250g skinless cod or haddock fillets
-200g queen scallops
-150g king prawns
-1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
-Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the Mashed Potato Topping :
-750g Desirée potatoes, peeled
-75g butter, cubed
-50ml hot milk
-2 large egg yolks
-75g medium Cheddar cheese, grated

Directions

1-Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6. Grease a shallow (about 2 litre capacity) pie dish.

2-Start by making the mashed potato for the topping. Chop the potatoes into chunks and cook in boiling salted water until tender. Drain well and push through a potato ricer, or mash until smooth. Add the butter and hot milk and mix until well incorporated. Allow to cool slightly, then stir in the egg yolks. Season well and put to one side.

3-Sauté the shallots or onion in the oil and butter with the thyme leaves for about 5 minutes until softened. Add the Noilly Prat and Pernod (if using), then cook for 4–5 minutes until reduced right down.

4-Stir in the flour and cook for a minute or so. Heat the stock in a small pan or a jug in the microwave. Gradually stir it into the shallot mixture with a wooden spoon until smooth, and boil for about 5 minutes until reduced by a third. Mix in the milk, lower the heat and simmer for a few minutes. Season well, then add the cream and parsley.

5-Meanwhile, cut the salmon and cod into bite-sized chunks and scatter in the pie dish with the scallops and prawns. Sprinkle with the lemon juice and seasoning. Put the dish on a baking sheet.

6-Pour over the sauce and mix well with a fork. Spread the mashed potato on top and fluff up with a fork. Scatter with the grated cheese and put the pie immediately in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes, then turn the oven down to 180°C/Gas 4, and bake for another 20 minutes, turning if it browns unevenly. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Ingredients

-Olive oil, for frying
-2 sea bream fillets, about 150g each

For the tomato and herb salsa :
-Olive oil
-200g cherry tomatoes
-60g pitted black olives (Kalamata if possible), drained
-Small bunch of coriander
-Small bunch of basil
-1 lemon
-Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1-First make the salsa. Place a small saucepan over a gentle heat and add 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Chop the tomatoes in half and add to the oil. Add the olives, season with salt and pepper and stir over a low heat for 1–2 minutes. Set aside.

2-Hold the coriander and basil stalks together and slice down with a sharp knife to shave off the leaves. Discard the stalks, then gently roll the coriander and basil leaves into a ball and chop. Keeping a little back for garnish, add the coriander and basil to the salsa and stir to combine.

 
3-Roll the lemon on a chopping board to soften it and release the juices, then cut in half. Add the juice of one half to the pan, stir and set the salsa aside to allow the flavours to infuse.

4-To cook the bream, heat a heavy-based frying pan over a high heat. Meanwhile, slash the skin of the fillets in 2 or 3 places. Add a dash of oil to the pan and, when really hot, add the bream fillets skin side down. Season and cook for 2–3 minutes until the fish is dark golden and the skin is crisp. (The flesh should be opaque two-thirds of the way up the fillet.)

 
5-Turn the fillets and cook on the other side for 1 minute, basting with the oil in the pan, until just cooked through.

6-To serve, sit the fish fillets on top of the tomato and herb salsa and sprinkle with the reserved coriander and basil.
By Chef Gordon Ramsay