Mackerel Salad Recipe With Tomato & Samphire

by Nathan Outlaw
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30 minutes

Ingredients

Mackerel salad

  • 2 mackerel fillets, gutted, filleted, pin-bones removed
  • 4 slices of smoked streaky bacon, large dice
  • 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 little gem lettuces, leaves separated
  • 110g of samphire
  • 10 basil leaves, torn
  • salt
  • 1 dash of olive oil

Tomato Stock

  • 8 vine tomatoes, ripe and roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp of white wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 tbsp of sugar
  • 1 red chilli, de-seeded and chopped
  • salt

Mayonnaise

  • 3 free-range egg yolks
  • 1 tsp English mustard
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 300ml of light olive oil
  • 50ml of double cream

Method

1
For the tomato stock, place the tomatoes, vinegar, garlic, sugar and chilli into a bowl. Season with salt and stir until mixed. Spoon the tomatoes into a large piece of muslin cloth and hang over a bowl in the fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight. Reserve the liquid collected from the tomatoes
  • 8 vine tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 tbsp of white wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 red chilli, chopped
  • salt
  • 1 tbsp of sugar
2
For the mayonnaise, mix the egg yolks, mustard and vinegar together in a bowl until well combined. Slowly add in the olive oil until the mixture thickens and then whisk in the cream. Add 150ml of the reserved tomato stock into the bowl
  • 3 free-range egg yolks
  • 1 tsp English mustard
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 300ml of light olive oil
  • 50ml of double cream
3
Pour the contents of the bowl into a saucepan over a low heat, whisk continuously until heated through. Allow to gently simmer
4
Meanwhile, place a frying pan over a medium-high heat and add a dash of oil. Once the pan is scorching hot, add the bacon and fry until crisp, remove from pan. Add the mackerel fillets, skin-side down, add the bacon back to pan and cook for 1 minute
  • 2 mackerel fillets
  • 4 slices of smoked streaky bacon
  • 1 dash of olive oil
5
Add the cherry tomatoes, drizzle with a little oil and a sprinkle with salt, cook for a further 3-4 minutes. Remove the mackerel and tomatoes from the pan and set aside
  • 8 cherry tomatoes
  • salt
6
Add the lettuce and samphire to the same pan and cook for 1 minute
  • 2 little gem lettuces
  • 110g of samphire
7
To serve, ladle the warm mayonnaise into the middle of the plate, add the bacon, tomato, and lettuce mixture on top. Finish with the mackerel and small drizzle of olive oil. Sprinkle the torn basil leaves over the salad and serve
  • 10 basil leaves