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Grilled mackerel fillets with pear salad recipe

3 ratings

A bright and satisfying salad that you can throw together in just 20 minutes. Grill gorgeous, oily mackerel until the skin is crispy and serve atop a dressed fennel, watercress and pear salad with a final scattering of seeds. See method

Serves 4
10 mins to prepare and 12 mins to cook
491 calories / serving

Ingredients

2 pears, cored
1 large fennel bulb, trimmed and finely sliced
zest and juice of 1 lime
2tbsp low fat crème fraiche
8 mackerel fillets
60g (2½oz) watercress
20g (3/4oz) pumpkin seeds, toasted

If you don't have any pears, try using apples

Each serving contains

Energy
2040kj
491kcal 24%
Fat
32g 46%
Saturates
7g 36%
Sugars
9g 10%
Salt
0.3g 5%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 10.3g Protein 36.7g Fibre 6.1g

Method

Slice the pears into thin wedges and toss in a bowl with the fennel and lime zest and juice and the crème fraîche. Grill the mackerel fillets for 5-6 minutes on either side, until cooked through.
Divide the watercress between four plates, then top with the pear and fennel mixture and two mackerel fillets. Sprinkle with the toasted pumpkin seeds and serve.