Pescatarian recipes

Pescatarian – also spelt pescetarian – means no meat, but fish and seafood. Every recipe here contains fish or seafood and neither meat nor gelatine. Fish isn’t vegetarian, by the way: if you eat vegetarian and add fish, you eat pescatarian.

Pescatarian cooking is vegetarian cooking plus fish and seafood. Every recipe here contains fish or seafood, such as salmon, trout, cod, tuna or prawns, and no meat or gelatine. Add vegetables, pulses, wholegrains and often eggs or dairy.

• Fried cauliflower rice with garlic prawns – 230 kcal
• Quick tuna salad with white beans – 380 kcal
• High-protein fluffy scrambled eggs with chives and wild salmon – 340 kcal
• Keto salmon and spinach bake with a parmesan crust – 520 kcal
• Keto salmon and avocado rolls – 420 kcal
• High-protein prawn pan-fry with courgette noodles – 320 kcal
• Keto tuna and avocado bowl – 580 kcal
• High-protein salmon bagels for Christmas breakfast – 415 kcal
• Low-carb prawn and pepper stir-fry – 240 kcal
• Keto salmon and avocado rolls – 410 kcal
• Keto cucumber bites with smoked trout and dill cream cheese – 152 kcal
• Low-carb salmon and cucumber rolls – 250 kcal
• Low-carb halibut on fennel salad – 450 kcal
• Keto salmon and avocado salad with pine nuts – 550 kcal
• Low-carb salmon pan with spinach – 480 kcal
• Gluten-free salmon and rice bowl – 325 kcal
• Mediterranean tuna and chickpea salad – 380 kcal
• Keto tuna omelette – 480 kcal
• High-protein prawn and mango salad – 285 kcal
• High-protein miso-glazed wild salmon with Asian cucumber salad – 390 kcal
• High-protein salmon bowl with quinoa – 580 kcal
• Avocado toast with egg and smoked salmon – 620 kcal
• Low-carb courgette noodles with prawns – 310 kcal
• Wild salmon and avocado tartare – 420 kcal

Frequently asked questions

Which fish is sustainable?

That depends not only on the species but also on where and how it was caught. The MSC label for wild-caught fish, the ASC label for farmed fish and the WWF fish guide help you choose. Eel and shark are best avoided – both are considered highly endangered.

How often should I eat fish?

The German Nutrition Society (DGE) recommends once or twice a week, ideally oily fish like salmon, mackerel or herring. If you eat fish more often, vary the species and choose small fish like herring or sardines more often; large predatory fish like tuna or swordfish contain more mercury.

Is plant omega-3 enough?

Linseed, chia seeds and walnuts provide the omega-3 fatty acid ALA. The body converts only a little of it into EPA and DHA, which are mainly found in oily fish and algae oil.

Is fish vegetarian?

No. Vegetarian means no meat and no fish. If you eat vegetarian and add fish or seafood, you eat pescatarian. That’s exactly what this collection is for.

What can I cook pescatarian every day?

For example salmon with roast potatoes and broccoli, pasta with tuna, tomatoes and capers, a vegetable stir-fry with prawns and rice, a fish curry or a salad with trout. Frozen or tinned fish makes a lot of this quick.

Is it pescatarian or pescetarian?

Both are used: “pescetarian” comes from the Italian “pesce” for fish, “pescatarian” is the more common spelling in English. They mean the same thing: vegetarian plus fish and seafood.

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