The only BBC Food Recipe I’ve ever liked

[Etchling]

The other day I needed to use up chard, cherry tomatoes, and always have Alaska salmon in the freeze from our yearly “CSA” catch order. Casual googling left me with this dish. I was wary, because every tray bake I've tried making from the BBC sites has been mediocre at best and actively depressing at worst. (Seriously, who cans potatoes? Why is that ever an ingredient?)

HOWEVER: This recipe is delicious! Superb results. I’ve made it twice now and both times was a delight.

The first time I subbed cans of Trader Joe’s marinated Greek chickpeas with cumin and parsley, and Giant Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce. One can each equaled about a single normal can of white beans. Chard rather than spinach. Holds up better. Kale would work well. Walnuts rather than pine nuts. Feta for the cheese. Just did 2 small filets, can bake more next day to top leftover veg. I halved or 1/3rd most of the recipe, because 3 cans of beans and 6 fish fillets is insane when it’s just my spouse and I.

Second time, same except used cannellini beans. Good white fish like sable or halibut would work well, too.

 

[Rushman2112]

I can recommend Saturday Kitchen - it is on UK TV at 10.00 on (funnily enough) a Saturday morning but iPlayer is our friend. It usually 2 or 3 well-known chefs, plus a resident wine expert and a celeb guest. They get quietly pickled during the 90 mins and it is hilarious, but they also show clips from the BBC archives, so the Floyd, Rick Stein, Hairy Bikers, Nigella and so on. I've done a number of recipes from it and there are few duffs.

 

[Tirvine]

I usually watch cooking shows to remind me of ingredients I had forgotten about and of ideas for pairings. The only cooking show from which I ever try (or more likely riff on) recipes is Lidia. I have watched her often since trying her fennel, celery, onion, salami, and cheese salad with citronette, now a summer staple.