I found this recipe on the BBC Good Food website and it ticked all of the boxes I was looking for at the time: quick, healthy and satisfying. I love mashed potato so I didn't have high expectations for the vegetable mash but it's wonderful and I tend to make a bigger quantity than specified as it's completely guilt-free. I add cannellini beans to the mash for their texture and I've found that half a tin works well. I then freeze the remaining cannellini beans to use next time I make this dish which is generally a few times a week. It's filling, sin-free and extremely quick so it's perfect for week nights or when you've over-indulged.
I've tweaked the recipe in a few ways. Firstly I like to roast the garlic a little so it isn't as pungent when added to the mash. I top the fish with breadcrumbs and sometimes I use haddock or salmon. I make the mash with broad beans instead of soya beans as they're easier to get hold of. I also make the mash in a blender as I don't have a food processor which makes the texture quite chunky as some beans don't make it to the bottom where the blade is.
All the ingredients work together so well and it needn't be too expensive if you use frozen fish. One of my favourite things about this dish is that all of its virtues can be balanced out with a super-rich dessert like homemade chocolate mousse (another great BBC Good Food find that we'll write up soon).
