Grilled herrings with mustard & basil dressing

Grilled herrings with mustard & basil dressing

Herring flesh has a delicate flavour that works well with many fresh herbs, particularly basil

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 6 - 8 mins

Method

  1. Heat grill to its highest setting. Rinse the fish under running cold water to dislodge any loose scales. Brush with a little of the oil and season lightly. Grill for 6-8 mins, or until cooked; the eye should be white, the skin well browned and the flesh firm and opaque.
  2. Meanwhile, make the dressing: whisk the mustard, basil, honey, lemon zest and juice and remaining oil together in a small bowl, and season. Once the fish is cooked, spoon the dressing over and serve.

per serving

258 kcalories, protein 14.0g, carbohydrate 2.0g, fat 22.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 1.0g, salt 0.54 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2005.

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  • 18 June 2009

    Ruby07 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Couldn't get Herring so I used Mackerel, the mackerel turning out very well. I put slightly less that 1 tbls of Mustard in the dressing and I still felt it was overpowering. Served this with cous cous, I might try this again but possible with a Dijon Mustard.

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  • 08 October 2010

    edkin commented on this recipe

    With several hundred thousands diabetics in the UK why is it that the BBC fails to produce recipes that do not require sugar in one form or another? As an oily fish herrings are highly recommended by medical dietitians for all people, and in particular for diabetics. However, apart from variations of rollmops there does not appear to be any recipe to prepare herrings withou sugar. Surely such recipes do exist, or is it simply that diabetics are marginalised by the BBC?

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 6 - 8 mins

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per serving

258 kcalories, protein 14.0g, carbohydrate 2.0g, fat 22.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 1.0g, salt 0.54 g

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