Homemade Fish Fingers

Perfect for the whole family - by Amy Sinclair

Homemade Fish Fingers

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This Homemade fish fingers recipe is a quick and healthy snack made for hungry children.

Ingredients

1 egg, beaten

85g/3oz white breadcrumbs, made from day-old bread

zest and juice 1 lemon

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tbsp olive oil

400g/14oz skinless sustainable white fish, sliced into 12 strips

4 tbsp mayonnaise

140g/5oz frozen peas, cooked and cooled

100g/4oz young leaf spinach

Method

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pour the beaten egg into a shallow dish. Tip the breadcrumbs onto a plate. Mix the lemon zest into the breadcrumbs along with the oregano and some salt and pepper.
Brush a non-stick baking sheet with half the oil. Dip the fish strips into the egg, then roll them in the breadcrumbs. Transfer to the baking sheet and bake for 20 mins until golden.
Meanwhile, mix the mayo with a squeeze of lemon juice. Toss the spinach leaves and peas with a squeeze more lemon juice and the remaining oil. Serve the fish fingers with the spinach and peas and a spoonful of the lemony mayo.

Amy Sinclair

Amy Sinclair is the editor of New Idea Food. She is a former weekly magazine editor who loves all things food, cooking and eating - especially the eating! When she's not looking after her three children, you'll find her in the kitchen or busily hiding online shopping purchases from her husband.