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what else do you serve with fishcakes?
upsidewide · 08/05/2012 19:30
I made some fishcakes for the DSs (4 and 2), I don't think they will really eat a salad on the side, except maybe cucumber.
Since they have already got potatoes in them fishcakes, what other yummy sides would you recommend? They aren't that keen on rice and pasta somehow doesn't seem right (although ... I am sure they won't care ...).
Simple cooked veg would be a nice idea, but I think they wouldn't eat it.
Idea's please.
BlackAffronted · 08/05/2012 19:47
Sweetcorn & peas? with homemade tartare sauce - yummy!
NettoSuperstar · 08/05/2012 19:51
Nothing wrong with cucumber if they like it. Perhaps some cherry tomatoes too?
I'm lazy and often fling a handful of leaves from a bag, and a few cherry tomatoes on dishes as a side.
Tatare sauce is a must in my book though, philistine DD would grab the bottle of barbecue!
BehindLockNumberNine · 08/05/2012 19:55
I normally serve fishcakes with sliced cucumber, carrot batons, mini cherry tomatoes etc.
Yum, fishcakes!!
bibbitybobbitybunny · 08/05/2012 19:58
The children either have cucumber, tomatoes, pepper strips, carrot batons - that sort of thing ("salad") or mixed peas and corn, or peas and baby sweetcorn. I tend not to do any extra carbs with them because, as you say, they are mainly potato anyway.
I always have them with a dark green salad with watercress. Yummy.
spanky2 · 08/05/2012 19:59
Cheesy mash and brocolli and carrots. How weird my dc had this for tea. I ate the left over fishcake 
so much for the slimming world diet.
CravingSleep · 08/05/2012 20:02
I can't believe I've never made fish cakes . . Is it hard? What type of fish do you buy add can you share recipe? I assume it works out cheaper than just buying and serving fillets?
RhinestoneCowgirl · 08/05/2012 20:03
I do a carrot salad which is grated carrot & apple with a few sultanas thrown in, with a bit of lemon juice - my two eat it, whereas normal 'salad' is treated with great suspicion...
BlackAffronted · 08/05/2012 20:18
Craving, I make mine out of tinned tuna on skint days! Or salmon trimmings or frozen fish, I wouldnt watse good fillets on them to be honest.
Taffeta · 08/05/2012 22:09
Mine had fishcakes tonight with cooked carrots and broccoli and ketchup
upsidewide · 09/05/2012 02:49
Woweee! thanks for the responses. rhinestones I love the idea of the carrot salad, I think I'll use that next time.
cravings My recipe was really made up of about 10 recipes I saw on the internet it worked well. For the grown ups I ended up serving it with a cannelini bean salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, broccoli and a basic mustard vinegarette)
Essentially I used these things.
tinned salmon
potatoes
red pepper
garlic
red onion
ketchup
ginger
courgette
Cayenne pepper
egg
salt and pepper
then I dipped in flour and breadcrumbs and baked for about 10 mins each side in a moderate/hot oven.
Thanks again every one.
piprabbit · 09/05/2012 02:59
When my DCs object to salad or tomato or cucumber, I make them their favourite side dish... salsa 
... made from finely diced tomato, cucumber (plus spring onion and pepper etc. if I have it).
funny how they will eat salsa but reject the base ingredients.
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