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Cured grilled mackerel, cucumber, pickled lemon, broad beans and peas
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Cured grilled mackerel, cucumber, pickled lemon, broad beans and peas

22 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

This mackerel dish uses a citrus cure, pickled lemons and plenty of fresh seasonal legumes, for a truly summery treat.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

331
Calories
8g
Protein
14g
Fat
48g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 18 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Peas 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Mackerel not in our table 0
Broad Bean not in our table 0
Pea Shoots not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 125ml/4fl oz chardonnay vinegar
  • 50g/2oz caster sugar
  • 2 lemons
  • 125ml/4fl oz extra virgin olive oil
  • 25g/1oz sugar
  • 75g/3oz salt
  • 20g/¾ oz lemon
  • 10g/½ oz lime
  • 10g/½ oz coriander seeds
  • 2g black pepper
  • 2 fresh mackerel
  • 1 cucumber
  • , for drizzling and frying olive oil
  • 3 tbsp finely chopped shallots
  • 1 garlic
  • 2½ tbsp Chardonnay vinegar
  • 150g/5oz broad beans
  • 150g/5oz fresh peas
  • 2 tbsp chopped dill
  • 2 tbsp chopped flatleaf parsley
  • 2 tbsp pea shoots
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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