A step-by-step recipe with a photo of making a lean salad with vegetables and smoked mackerel. How to choose the right smoked mackerel. Selection of products and video recipe.
In Soviet times, smoked fish was considered a real shortage, so it was very rarely enjoyed. Today, almost everyone can buy such a delicacy. Usually it is cut into pieces and served at the table. But with her participation there are several interesting recipes. For example, an unusual, light and original salad with vegetables and smoked mackerel. This is a great cold appetizer that goes well with an aperitif or a glass of white wine. Low-calorie and dietary salad. Therefore, it will be an excellent dish for fasting people, suitable for a dietary and lean table.
Combines the appetizer with fragrant lettuce, fresh herbs, tomatoes, cucumbers and cold smoked mackerel slices. In addition to these products, you can add baked or fresh bell peppers, black olives, apples, cheese to the salad … Ordinary vegetable oil is used as a dressing. But you can make a dressing with olive oil, sugar, balsamic vinegar, and lime or lemon juice. Sweet and sour dressing will combine all the ingredients and emphasize the exquisite taste of the dish.
See also how to make a green shrimp salad.
- Calorie content per 100 g - 105 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- Tomatoes - 1 pc.
- Smoked mackerel (cold or hot smoking) - 0.5 pcs.
- Salt - 0.5 tsp or to taste
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Lettuce leaves - a few leaves
- Cucumbers - 1 pc.
- Cilantro - small bunch
- Vegetable oil - for dressing
- Green onions - a few feathers
- Dill - small bunch
- Parsley - small bunch
Step by step cooking salad with vegetables and smoked mackerel, recipe with photo:
1. Wash and dry lettuce leaves with a paper towel. Then cut them with a knife or tear them with your hands. Wash as many leaves as you will use at one time. they will quickly fade and deteriorate in appearance.
2. Wash green onions with cilantro and dry with a paper towel. Then chop finely.
3. Wash parsley and dill, dry and chop finely.
4. Wash cucumbers, dry, cut off the ends on both sides and cut into thin quarter rings or any other convenient shape.
5. Wash the tomatoes, dry and cut into slices of any size.
6. Separate the mackerel fillets from the backbone and cut the meat into medium-sized pieces.
Note: for the salad to be tasty, you need to choose high-quality mackerel. A good carcass should have a pleasant woody scent. The color of the fish should be uniform and the surface smooth. Hot smoked fish has a soft texture and a pleasant golden hue. Cold smoked mackerel is distinguished by additional salting, and the fish retains its density.
7. Peel the garlic and finely chop it.
8. Combine all food in a large deep bowl, season with salt and pour over vegetable oil.
9. Toss salad with vegetables and smoked mackerel. Chill it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes and serve.
See also the video recipe on how to make smoked mackerel salad.
