Name: Smoked mackerel with orange, watercress & potato salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tbsp sherry or red wine vinegar; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 medium potato such as Maris Piper or Desirée, cut into cubes; ½ small red onion thinly sliced; 1 large orange; 100g bag watercress; 2 peppered smoked mackerel fillets, skin removed

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Smoked mackerel with orange, watercress & potato salad

Smoked mackerel with orange, watercress & potato salad

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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This zesty springtime dish is perfect for lunch or a light supper

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Ingredients

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1 tbsp sherry

or red wine vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 medium potato

such as Maris Piper or Desirée, cut into cubes
½ small red onion

thinly sliced
1 large orange
100g bag watercress
2 peppered smoked mackerel

fillets, skin removed

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal738
fat56g
saturates12g
carbs31g
sugars10g
fibre4g
protein29g
salt2.67g

Method

step 1

Whisk together the sherry or wine vinegar, mustard and oil with some seasoning. Boil the potatoes in salted water until easily pierced with a knife, about 10 mins. Toss in a bowl with threequarters of the dressing and onion slices, then leave to cool a little.
step 2

Cut the peel and pith from the orange, then cut into thick slices. Toss the watercress into the salad, then divide between 2 plates and top with the oranges, fish and the remaining dressing.

RECIPE TIPS

ADAPT IT - WATERCRESS, POTATO & MACKEREL SOUP

In a pan, gently fry the onion in a little oil, then tip in the potatoes (you need to peel them for this). Cover with vegetable stock. Cook for 15 mins until softened, then crush with a potato masher and stir in the watercress. Heat through and top with large flakes of mackerel.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2009

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