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What to cook with fish, potatoes and cucumber?

Have fish, potatoes and cucumber at home? Smart Plate assembled a simple dish from these ingredients following the Healthy Eating Plate. Below are the ingredients, steps and tips to make it tastier.

Potatoes with white fish and cucumber β€” white fish, potatoes, cucumber on a plate built around the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate
What the finished dish looks like: vegetables & fruit β€” cucumber; whole grains β€” potatoes; protein β€” white fish. Illustrative photo of the dish
πŸ₯— Dinner⏱ β‰ˆ 20 min🐟 White fish (hake, pollock) Β· πŸ₯” Potatoes Β· πŸ₯’ Cucumber

Potatoes with white fish and cucumber

A simple home plate for dinner: each ingredient is cooked separately and arranged on the plate following the Healthy Eating Plate.

Ingredients

  • 🐟 White fish (hake, pollock) β€” 150 g fillet
  • πŸ₯” Potatoes β€” 1–2 medium potatoes
  • πŸ₯’ Cucumber β€” 1 piece (100 g)

Instructions

  1. Cut the potatoes into chunks and boil in salted water for 15–20 minutes until tender.
  2. Season the fish, add a squeeze of lemon and pan-fry 4–5 minutes per side or bake for 12–15 minutes.
  3. Wash and slice the cucumber β€” serve them fresh.
  4. Plate it up: half vegetables, a quarter grains, a quarter protein.

Make it tastier

πŸ§„ GarlicMakes the aroma richer β€” add to the oil at the start or raw into the dressing.
🌢️ Pepper or chiliA pinch adds heat and warmth.
🌿 Fresh herbsDill, parsley or cilantro add freshness at the end.
πŸ«™ Soy sauceA tablespoon at the end of frying instead of salt β€” the taste gets deeper.

Plate structure

πŸ₯¦ Vegetables & fruit Β· Β½

Cucumber

🌾 Whole grains · ¼

Potatoes

πŸ₯© Protein Β· ΒΌ

White fish (hake, pollock)

πŸ«’ Healthy fats

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Plate balance: Well balanced
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Why this kind of plate

The Healthy Eating Plate is a simple visual model of a balanced meal. Instead of counting calories and grams it shows what a plate should look like: half vegetables and fruit, a quarter whole grains, a quarter protein sources, plus a little healthy plant fat.

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