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What to cook with fish, sweet potato and green beans?

Have fish, sweet potato and green beans 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.

Sweet potato with white fish and green beans β€” white fish, sweet potato, green beans on a plate built around the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate
What the finished dish looks like: vegetables & fruit β€” green beans; whole grains β€” sweet potato; protein β€” white fish. Illustrative photo of the dish
πŸ₯— Dinner⏱ β‰ˆ 20 min🐟 White fish (hake, pollock) Β· 🍠 Sweet potato Β· πŸ«› Green beans

Sweet potato with white fish and green beans

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
  • 🍠 Sweet potato β€” 1 medium
  • πŸ«› Green beans β€” 150 g

Instructions

  1. Cut the sweet potato 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. Steam or sautΓ© the green beans for 5–7 minutes until tender.
  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

Green beans

🌾 Whole grains · ¼

Sweet potato

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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