Spiced mackerel fillets with potato salad

Spiced mackerel fillets with potato salad

The fish in this recipe has juicy flesh and a rich flavour, and it's good for you too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Ready in 40 minutes

Method

  1. Mix together the cumin, coriander, cayenne and turmeric with the lemon juice and season really well. Make diagonal slashes in the skin of the mackerel and rub the spice mix all over. Leave for 20 minutes to marinate.
  2. To make the salad, boil the potatoes for about 20 minutes until tender. Toss with the other ingredients while warm.
  3. Grill the mackerel skin-side up for about 7 minutes until cooked through. Serve with the potato salad.

517 kcalories, protein 31.5g, carbohydrate 23.3g, fat 33.8 g, saturated fat 6.1g, fibre 1.6g, salt 0.29 g

Recipe from olive magazine, July 2007.

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  • 06 November 2007

    kyoko rated this recipe

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  • 03 December 2007

    Dee Dee rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very tasty although I found the recipe quite dry

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  • 23 January 2008

    Lynsey rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty and quick. As the mackerel is quite a robust fish it was able to stand up to the spices.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Ready in 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp cumin seeds , crushed
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds , crushed
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 2 lemons , 1 juiced, 1 cut into wedges to serve
  • 8 mackerel fillets , skin on and scaled

POTATO SALAD

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