We know how precious time is and how difficult it can be to find inspiration for quick, healthy meals every day. This griddled mackerel dish is we think, a sure winner, as it’s quick to prepare and only takes around 5 minutes to cook once you’ve done the prep.
We highly recommend befriending your local fishmonger or looking into getting fresh fish delivered (our friends at Wing, The Cornish Fishmonger, offer a nationwide fresh fish delivery service) as it’s such a healthy and versatile, quick to cook ingredient to cook with and include in your weekly meal planning.
Serves 2 as a starter
Ingredients
2 fresh mackerel fillets (bone free)
2 tomatoes (diced)
½ red onion (finely diced)
Juice of 1 lime
1 tbsp. fresh coriander
½ green chilli (finely diced)
1 tsp. diced fresh ginger (finely diced)
Pinch caster sugar
Splash of rapeseed oil
Sea salt to taste
Method
Place all of the ingredients, except the mackerel, into a bowl and leave at room temperature for half an hour
Heat a griddle pan for at least ten minutes until smoking hot. Rub oil and a little salt over the mackerel fillets and fry, skin side down, until almost cooked. Flip over and cook for a further 10 seconds on the flesh side of the fillet, then remove and keep warm.
Divide the salad between two bowls, top with the mackerel and finish with a little more fresh coriander.