A healthy version of your favourite comfort dish: Teacher shares her simple recipe for fish pie - and why it's perfect for winter

By Sophie Haslett For Daily Mail Australia 03:55 15 Jul 2021, updated 03:55 15 Jul 2021

A nutritionist and former school teacher has shared her simple recipe for fish pie
Lee Holmes, from Sydney, said she always tries to make comfort meals healthier
Lee used basa and salmon in her fish pie, but said you can use many types of fish
The dish is packed with plenty of vegetables including cauliflower and celery

A nutritionist and former school teacher has shared her simple recipe for fish pie, and she said it's a healthy version of your favourite hearty comfort dish.

Lee Holmes, from Sydney, said you can make your favourite winter meals healthier by making a few small substitutes to ensure you don't put on the dreaded 'COVID-19 kilograms'.

'This recipe is a fantastic tasting fisherman's pie that is low carbohydrate, delicious and super easy to make,' Lee posted on her website.

'In this version, instead of the traditional white sauce, topped with creamy mashed potato, I've opted for a coconut cream and fluffy cauliflower mash as a topping.

'If you prefer to lower the fat content, you can also switch from coconut cream to coconut milk or stock.'

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A nutritionist and former school teacher has shared her simple recipe for fish pie, and she said it's a healthy version of your favourite hearty comfort dish (Lee Holmes pictured)

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Lee Holmes, from Sydney, said you can make your favourite winter meals healthier by making a few substitutes to ensure you don't put on the dreaded 'COVID-19 kilos' (her fish pie pictured)

Lee also swapped the cheese for nutritional yeast flakes, which give it a 'cheesy nutty feel' without the fat.

She said fish pie can be made with a broad variety of fish including cod, barramundi or your favourite 'firm white fish'.

On this occasion, she has used basa and salmon in order to give the dish some colour.

How to make Lee's fish pie

INGREDIENTS

Lee shared her simple recipe for fish pie (pictured) on her website

One large cauliflower, chopped into florets

Two tablespoons of olive oil or butter

Four spring onions, sliced finely

Three sticks of celery

Two cloves of garlic

Two thirds of a cup of coconut cream/coconut milk or stock

Half a cup of frozen peas

One skinless salmon fillet (250mg)

300 grams of white fish fillet (ling, snapper or basa), cut into three centimetre pieces

Two tablespoons of lemon juice

Two teaspoons of Dijon mustard

Large handful of chopped flat leaf parsley, plus extra to serve

Nutritional yeast to sprinkle on top and add golden gut blend or love your gut powder

Potato or pumpkin chips, to serve

Lemon wedges, to serve

METHOD

1. Pre-heat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius.

2. Place the florets in simmering water and cook covered until tender. The florets can be verging on soft but shouldn't be falling apart. Transfer the cauliflower to a blender or food processor and add the olive oil or butter if using, and a pinch of sea salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Blend until smooth and fluffy. Set aside.

3. Meanwhile in an oven-proof saucepan or casserole dish/pie dish, heat olive oil in the pan on the stove top. Add the spring onions, celery and garlic and sauté over a medium heat until caramelised.

4. Pour in the coconut cream/milk or stock if using and simmer for a couple of minutes then add the peas, fish, lemon juice, parsley and mustard and stir for a few minutes.

5. Carefully remove from the heat and cover with the cauliflower, dragging a fork across to make little trenches. Top with nutritional yeast flakes.

6. Bake uncovered in the oven for 15 minutes.

7. When crispy on top remove from the oven and allow to rest for five minutes before serving.

8. Garnish with a few springs of flat leaf parsley and serve with greens or pumpkin fries.

Source: Lee Holmes

'This recipe is a fantastic tasting fisherman's pie that is low carbohydrate, delicious and super easy to make,' Lee (pictured with the fish pie) said

Lee's fish pie serves four people and takes around an hour to make in the oven.

It is also packed with vegetables, including cauliflower, celery, spring onion and herbs like parsley.

'This adaptable fish pie recipe has so many variations available, which means that you can do the whole DIY thing entirely' Lee said.

'If you prefer to add more vegetables you can add spinach, carrot, and leek. Also, some traditional fish pies use boiled eggs, an ingredient that you may like to include in yours.'

Hundreds who saw Lee's post said they would definitely be trying the dish, particularly given it offers a healthy twist (the nutritionist pictured)

Hundreds who saw Lee's post said they would definitely be trying the dish, particularly given it offers a healthy twist.

'Thank you!! Couldn't decide what to make for dinner tonight and now I know,' one commenter posted.

'Yum, I can't wait to try this,' another added.

For more information about Lee Holmes, you can visit her website here.

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