Rustic Comfort Food

In keeping with the autumn theme - this fish pie, in my opinion, is the epitome of healthy, comfort food.

The contrasting flavours of sweet potato mash, with a surprising zing of lemon, and the burnt-orange flecks of haddock pieces, with the emerald speckle of green peas is a painter's palette of foodie delight.

Country-Style Fish Pie:

(Serves 2 - 4)

Sometimes pleasure can be found in the most unassuming of dishes. I say, savour the mouthful.

Ingredients:

• 3 - 4 Frozen Haddock Steaks
• 2 Large Sweet Potatoes, Peeled and Diced
• 400mls of Soya Milk (or Any Other Milk of Your Choice)
• A Handful of Spring Onions (or Leeks), Roughly Chopped
• A Few Bay Leaves
• A Squeeze of Lemon Juice
• A Drizzle of Olive Oil
• A Sprinkle of Herbal Salt
• A Grind of Cracked Black Pepper

Directions:

• Turn oven on to grill at 200 degrees Celsius
• Put diced sweet potato onto boil
• Fill a deep-dish frying pan with the soya milk and add the spring onion, bay leaves, herbal salt, pepper and haddock
• Simmer gently until the haddock breaks into pieces
• Add the peas and cook for a few more minutes until the peas are just tender
• When the sweet potato is cooked, drain and blend with a handheld blender until smooth
• Add a squeeze of lemon, a drizzle of olive oil, a sprinkle of herbal salt and a grind of black pepper to the mash
• Tip the haddock mixture into a ceramic oven dish and top with the mash
• Create a pattern on the mash with a fork - run it along the mash in one direction and then in the other direction until you have a criss-cross pattern
• Place under the grill for a few minutes, until the mash is gently browned
• Serve and enjoy the surprising flavours