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33 fabulous fish recipes for Good Friday

All your favourite Good Friday recipes!
A basket of golden fish and chips.

Good Friday recipes can be tricky, but fish is the traditional option. Whether you prefer your fish grilled, fried, oven baked or in a pie, we’re sure to have some Good Friday recipes for you! With everything from salmon and snapper to barramundi and flathead, our tasty fish recipes make great family dinner ideas that can be whipped up in a flash. Enjoy!

If you can’t get enough Good Friday recipes, we also have a collection of fish cakes or fish curries.

crisp-skinned fish with roast garlic skordalia

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Crisp-skinned fish with roast garlic skordalia

Crisp-skinned fish with roast garlic skordalia

The creamy potato dip with roasted garlic complements the crispy-skinned firm white fleshed fish perfectly. Serve with veg for a satisfying meal.

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Crisp-skinned air fryer salmon with salsa verde

Crisp-skinned air fryer salmon with salsa verde

Make tender, succulent salmon with a delightful crispy skin in 25 minutes in your air fryer and top it off with a fresh salsa verde. You’ll love it!

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Barramundi ceviche

Barramundi ceviche

Fresh and zesty ceviche is a latin American fresh fish dish where fish is ‘cooked’ in lime juice. We’ve served ours with avocado and crispy pita toast

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Semolina-crusted fish with fresh tomato salsa

Semolina-crusted fish with fresh tomato salsa

Crumbed in a light, golden semolina topping, these flaky whiting fillets are cooked to tender perfection and served with a zesty tomato salsa. This dish is quick to make, perfect for after work.

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Salmon and quinoa salad

Enjoy this deliciously fresh salmon and quinoa salad for lunch or dinner any night of the week.

Thai red prawn and fish curry

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Thai red prawn and fish curry

Thai red prawn and fish curry

Fresh Aussie prawns and tasty white fish fillets are simmered in a flavour-packed red curry sauce and served on a bed of steamed white rice in this easy recipe – perfect for a quick midweek family meal.

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Barramundi and potato pie

Barramundi and potato pie

Australian summer isn’t complete without a variety of seafood on the table. Here, we’ve combined beautiful barramundi fillets and desiree potatoes for a delicious pie that’s bound to please.

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Jerk fish & slaw salad cups

Jerk fish & slaw salad cups

Jamaican spices add plenty of zing to this dish that makes for a perfect snack.

steamed fish and vegetable parcels
(Credit: John Paul Urizar)

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Healthy steamed fish and vegetable parcels

Healthy steamed fish and vegetable parcels

This delicious fish parcels recipe is an easy way to serve delicious, light fish for a simple dinner.

hot smoked salmon salad recipe

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Hot smoked salmon and sesame salad

Hot smoked salmon and sesame salad

For a super quick and tasty lunch or dinner recipe, try our hot smoked salmon salad with an Asian style sesame dressing. There’s no cooking required, perfect for throw-together work meals.

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Za’atar snapper with quinoa tabbouleh

Za’atar snapper with quinoa tabbouleh

Delicate snapper seasoned with za’atar pairs perfectly with the Middle-Eastern flavours of a fresh quinoa tabbouleh.

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Thai fish curry

This is a warming and delicious Thai-style fish curry with eggplant and baby buk choy, best served over rice.

Jerk salmon with yoghurt potatoes

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Jerk salmon with yoghurt potatoes

Jerk salmon with yoghurt potatoes

This tender, flaky jerk salmon with zingy flavoursome yoghurt potatoes really hits the spot! The perfect dish for dinner tonight – quick, easy, and so delicious!

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Fish schnitzel butties with polenta chips

Fish schnitzel butties with polenta chips

A fresh take on the classic fish burger. Served with polenta chips and zucchini tzatziki to make it that little bit special.

Salad Nicoise
(Credit: Australian Women’s Weekly)

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Salad nicoise

Salad nicoise

Discover this classic French salad —it’s delicious, filling and packed with fresh vegies and egg.

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Mediterranean fish pie

Mediterranean fish pie

The pangrattato, toasted bread crumbs in Italian, adds a delightful crunch and paired tender fish and Mediterranean spices creates the perfect fish pie.

Ginger and lemongrass whole baked snapper

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Ginger and lemongrass whole baked snapper

Prepare your tastebuds for a flavour explosion with this glorious ginger and lemongrass baked whole snapper. Drizzle on the sweet chilli sauce and dig in.

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Creamy prawn and fish pie

Warm up your insides with this tasty and comforting creamy prawn and fish pie! With a wonderfully creamy texture and delicious flavours, there’s no doubt this is a crowd-pleasing dish!

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Romesco with fish skewers

Romesco with fish skewers

This nutty and fruity capsicum-based sauce is best home made. The traditional Spanish sauce is perfect for serving with char-grilled fish skewers at your next barbecue.

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Sumac fish with barley salad and avocado cream

Sumac fish with barley salad and avocado cream

Sumac-spiced fish is perfectly complemented with a colourful barley salad and tangy avocado cream.

spiced fish stew

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Spiced fish stew

Packed with veggies, this spiced fish stew is full of the good stuff! Just add your preferred white fish fillets for a healthy meal that’s perfect for any night of the week.

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Grilled cajun fish burgers with hot coriander sauce

Grilled cajun fish burgers with hot coriander sauce

Change things up with some cajun fish on your burger night!

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Trout croquettes with herby dipping sauce

These smoked trout potato croquettes with herb dipping sauce are the perfect accompaniment to your menu.

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Spanish fish casserole

Create this flavour-packed Spanish fish casserole in no time at all with this tasty recipe. This is a great way to get your family eating more fish, too, as they’ll love the fragrant sauce it’s served in.

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Thai-spiced salmon cutlets

Thai-spiced salmon cutlets

For a deliciously different way to cook your salmon cutlets, try serving it with our creamy spiced Thai marinade. It’s packed full of flavour, and makes eating seafood more seafood easy.

italian fish and fennel soup

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Italian fish and fennel soup

Italian fish and fennel soup

Goan fish curry recipe

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Goan fish curry with low-carb cauliflower rice

Goan fish curry with low-carb cauliflower rice

Goan curries are traditionally hot, sour and coconut rich. Our Goan fish curry, with a big hit of tamarind, ticks all the right boxes.

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Baked fish & chips with yoghurt tartare

Baked fish & chips with yoghurt tartare

Why get takeaway when you can make fish and chips yourself? This baked version with yoghurt tartare sauce means they’re lower in fat than takeaway, too.

Spaghetti Marinara
(Credit: Australian Women’s Weekly)

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Spaghetti marinara

Spaghetti marinara

A classic, easy seafood pasta made using a mix of fresh seafood tossed through a simple, tasty tomato sauce.

chilli, lemon and coriander barramundi
(Credit: Woman’s Day)

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Chilli, lemon and coriander barramundi

Chilli, lemon and coriander barramundi

Chilli, lemon and coriander are a classic combination that comes together beautifully in this tasty fish dish.

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Sustainable seafood chowder

Sustainable seafood chowder

This twist on traditional chowder layers smoky flavours into the chowder and using more sustainable fish.

ASIAN-STYLEFISHCAKES

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Fish cakes

21 fish cakes recipes

If you’re looking for a quick, tasty and nutritious dinner idea for the family, you can’t go past the humble fish cake.

Fish and chips

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Fish and chips

Fish and chips

This recipe calls for twice-cooked chips. The second fry gives them a golden colour and that deliciously crispy crust we all love. Trust us, it’s worth it.

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