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Mackerel Niçoise salad recipe

Mackerel Niçoise salad recipe

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Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Inspired by the French classic tuna Niçoise, this bold and bright salad features smoked mackerel, which adds a lovely rich, aromatic quality. We've still included most of the ingredients of the much-loved Niçoise salad, including a quick and delicious dressing. Throw together in 25 minutes for a super-fresh springtime meal! See method

Ingredients

  • 750g baby potatoes, larger ones halved
  • 4 eggs
  • 200g pack fine beans, trimmed
  • 240g pack smoked mackerel fillets
  • 2 Little Gems, chopped
  • 200g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 25g drained black pitted olives
  • 10g fresh chives, chopped

For the dressing

  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
If you haven't got any baby potatoes, try dicing a large white potato instead

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2110kj
    505kcal     25%

  • Fat

    28g 40%

  • Saturates

    6g 32%

  • Sugars

    6g 7%

  • Salt

    1.8g 29%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 32.4g Protein 27.4g Fibre 6.4g

Method

  1. Boil the potatoes for 20 mins, adding the eggs for the final 7 mins and the beans for 5 mins. Drain. Let the beans steam-dry; peel and quarter the eggs.
  2. Meanwhile, whisk together the dressing ingredients.
  3. Fry the mackerel, skin-side down, over a medium heat for 3-4 mins, then flip and fry for 1-2 mins until the skin is crisp and the flesh moist and opaque.
  4. Toss the lettuce, tomatoes, olives, most of the chives, the drained potatoes and green beans together with the dressing.
  5. Divide the salad among plates. Remove and discard the skin from the mackerel, then flake over the salad. Top with the eggs and remaining chives to serve.

Tip: Use fresh mackerel, if you like.

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