Gluten and dairy-free fish pie
Kirsty’s claims to have made the UK’s first gluten and dairy-free fish pie for the ready meal sector.
After five years of product development, the fish pie contains chunks of MSC-certified smoked haddock and pollock, combined with spinach and pears in a ‘creamy’ dairy-free cheese sauced, topped with root vegetable mash.
The product contains 317kcal, while being low in salt and saturated fat. According to data from the Quadram Institute’s databased of nutritional values of UK foods, Kirsty’s Fish and Veg Pie has, on average, 30% less calories than a shop bought alternatives.
“This product has been five years in the making for our product development team and we’re delighted with the results,” said founder Kirsty Henshaw.
“We’re proud to be bringing the UK’s first gluten and dairy free Fish and Veg Pie to market and given the positive reaction we’ve had to the meal during our development phase we’re excited for our customers to try it.”
One of the challenges that Kirsty and her new product development team faced during the development of the new ready meal was how to make the Fish and Veg Pie with its classic creamy cheese sauce whilst also staying dairy free.
The solution was to use potato milk – which is a source of calcium, vitamin D, riboflavin, vitamin B12 and folic acid – and which helps to create the ‘creaminess’ of the dish.
The pie will be sold nationwide in Sainsbury’s from this week with an RRP of £3.25.
Image supplied by Kirsty's
