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Try these seasonal grilled mackerel fillets, check out our smoked mackerel salad, mackerel curry, Spanish mackerel and more mackerel recipes.

  • 4 mackerel fillets
  • a handful of each watercress or rocket or lambs lettuce
  • 1 orange
    skin cut off and segmented

MOJO

  • 125ml olive oil
  • 3 limes
    1 peeled and segmented
  • 2 oranges
    1 zested and 2 juiced (you need 90ml) 
  • 1 clove garlic
    crushed
  • ½ tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp ground cumin

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal504
  • fat44.7g
  • saturates7.2g
  • carbs7.6g
  • fibre1.8g
  • protein17.1g
  • salt0.2g

Method

  • step 1

    Make the mojo by whisking all the ingredients except the lime segments together, season well. Add the lime segments just before serving.

  • step 2

    Brush the mackerel with a little oil and season well. Heat the grill to high. Grill the mackerel for 5 minutes skin side up or until the fillets are just cooked through – the skin should be nicely blistered. Mix the leaves and divide between 4 plates, add the orange segments and a fillet to each and then spoon over the mojo.

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