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Christmas fish recipes

Fish more than earns its place at your festive table. Our best Christmas fish recipes include showstoppers like salmon en croute, whole roast fish and Rick Stein’s lemon sole with potted shrimp.

Start the Christmas Eve festivities with classic fish pie, a giant prawn cocktail to share or the Hairy Biker’s lobster mac ‘n’ cheese (yes, we’ve thrown in a few extra-special seafood dishes).

Kick off Christmas Day with a smoked salmon breakfast. Pescatarians will be delighted with Christmas Day starters like mackerel pate and salmon blinis. Christmas fish mains and Boxing Day showstoppers include Raymond Blanc’s whole roast salmon, whisky-cured trout and salmon wellington.

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Wellington recipes

Tom Kerridge’s curried monkfish wellington

Tom Kerridge's spin on a classic wellington uses a spiced monkfish loin encased in fragrant coconut rice, enveloped in puff pastry.

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Trout recipes

Lemon and pink peppercorn cured trout terrine

This elegant trout terrine with pink peppercorns is so worth the effort for a special occasion like Christmas or New Year's Eve.

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Trout recipes

Brown sugar-cured trout with easy wheaten bread

This festive trout starter sings with aniseed flavours, from the spices in the cure to the glorious tarragon herb butter on the bread.

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Trout recipes

Trout cocktail boats

Impress your guests with these retro trout cocktail boats. The lettuce boats are loaded with homemade triple-citrus cured trout.

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Sustainable recipes

Hake cigars with saffron yogurt

Nathan Outlaw's filo-wrapped hake cigars make the perfect starter or nibbles. Serve with saffron and herb yogurt.

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Budget Christmas party food recipes

Prawns in blankets

A great festive canapé that’s ready in a flash, prawns in blankets also taste incredible in a sarnie with mayo and rocket.

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Easy whole fish recipes

Roast turbot with leeks, tarragon and riesling

Celebrate Christmas or a special family gathering with roast turbot. Mitch Tonk’s whole fish is incredibly quick to cook and has a firm, rich, meaty texture.

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Trout recipes

Spinach and smoked trout roulades

Our savoury spinach and smoked trout roulades are amped up with the fruity flavour of crushed pink peppercorns. A fabulous canapé!

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Prawn recipes

James Martin’s Coquilles St Jacques

Discover James Martin's recipe for the classic French dish, coquilles st jacques. Scallops and prawns are served in the scallop shells in a creamy gratin.

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Christmas salmon recipes

Beetroot cured salmon fillet

This beautiful beetroot-tinged cured salmon makes an impressive starter. Our step-by-step recipe will show you how to cure salmon like a pro.

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Lobster recipes

The Hairy Bikers’ lobster mac ’n’ cheese

Transform mac 'n' cheese into a luxurious dish with the addition of lobster. This easy recipe from the Hairy Bikers uses lobster tails.

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Trout recipes

Hot-smoked trout on rye toasts

Gill Meller fires up the barbecue to create an outdoorsy festive treat: a nice big fillet of hot-smoked trout, served with eggs on rye toasts

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Christmas breakfast recipes

One-pan potato latke with smoked salmon

This whopping one-pan potato latke makes a fun sharing dish for brunch or Christmas breakfast. Top with herby crème fraîche & smoked salmon.

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Prawn recipes

Giant prawn cocktail

Go large this Christmas with a giant prawn cocktail that can serve a crowd. Layer a serving bowl with leaves, langoustines and prawns.

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Make-ahead Christmas starters

Individual smoked salmon terrines for Christmas

Looking for a salmon starter? Make this easy to prepare smoked salmon terrine recipe as a starter to serve at a dinner party, or Christmas lunch...

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Make-ahead Christmas starters

Speedy mackerel pâté

Serve up this elegant yet speedy starter of mackerel pâté at your next dinner party. It's so tasty that no one will guess it takes just 15 minutes to make!