We know a lot of you are giving up something for Lent. Maybe it's sweets or alcohol, or maybe you're going full-on vegetarian. More common is the Catholic tradition of eating fish on Fridays. For that, we have some help.
Here are some of our best recipes from the Kitchn archives, from easy baked fish to more colorful, elaborate dishes that would be great for a Friday night dinner party. Are you eating more fish during Lent? What are you cooking?
Fish
• Halibut, Spinach, and Tomatoes in Foil Packets
• Weeknight Fish for Two
• How to Bake Salmon Fillets (above, left)
• John Besh's Louisiana Speckled Trout Amandine
• Ginger and Cilantro Baked Tilapia
• Whole Steamed Rockfish
• Faulkner's Salmon Croquettes
Shrimp, Scallops, and Mussels
• Roasted Tomatoes with Shrimp and Feta
• Smoky Scallops with Fennel and Tomato
• Scallops with Lime and Cilantro
• Linguine with Mussels and Dandelion Greens
Salad and Soup
• Boquerones Salad with Garlicky Breadcrumbs (above, right)
• Cool and Spicy Fish and Cucumber Salad
• Schvitz Fish Stew
Related: The Fish and Cheese Debate, from the Cheesemonger
(Images: Faith Durand; Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan)


Comments (3)
Favorite new salmon recipe:
Make a sauce for the salmon using TJ's 2% plain greek yogurt cut with a small splash of lemon, lime, and orange juice. Add a few tsp. total of zest from each citrus. Season yogurt generously with salt and fresh ground pepper, add a smidge of honey, and a generous spoonful or two of nice olive oil.
Season salmon with salt, pepper, and leftover citrus juice and broil or grill. Serve with yogurt sauce.
Hey, I know this is not a religious forum, but I always find it surprising that folks don't consider fish/seafood to be meat. Why is that, do you think? They are still living creatures that are being consumed...
I ask this as a non-vegetarian who is really curious about this mysterious vegetarian world =) just kidding on that last point.
@inothernews, I can't speak for others, but I know that we didn't include fish in Meat/Un-Meat month almost purely out of necessity, since it would broaden things a bit too much. We'll look at seafood another time.
Also, I think from a cooking perspective, fish and seafood tend to be cooked much differently than red meat and poultry. You just usually handle delicate seafood a bit differently; it helps me at least to think of them in a different category than beef, lamb, pork, and poultry.