A white plate of lettuce, mackerel and croutons slicked in a creamy dressing

Smoked mackerel caesar salad

Name: Smoked mackerel caesar salad
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 slices of seeded bread; 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tsp mixed seeds; 1 tbsp ready-made crispy fried onions; 1 little gem lettuce leaves separated and torn if large; 2 smoked mackerel fillets skin removed, broken into bite-sized pieces; 2 cooked crispy bacon crumbled (optional); chives snipped; 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 4 tbsp greek yogurt; 3 anchovies in oil finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves crushed; 20g parmesan finely grated, plus some shavings to serve; ½ lemon juiced; 2 tsp Dijon mustard

Anna Glover

Published: July 5, 2022 at 10:05 AM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 25 mins

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This is an upgraded classic that's perfect for summer with smoked mackerel and crispy onions. The caesar dressing also works well with chicken salads, new potatoes or salmon

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Ingredients

Nutrition

2 slices of seeded bread
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tsp mixed seeds
1 tbsp ready-made crispy fried onions
1 little gem lettuce

leaves separated and torn if large
2 smoked mackerel fillets

skin removed, broken into bite-sized pieces
2 cooked crispy bacon

crumbled (optional)
chives

snipped

DRESSING

3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
4 tbsp greek yogurt
3 anchovies in oil

finely chopped
3 garlic cloves

crushed
20g parmesan

finely grated, plus some shavings to serve
½ lemon

juiced
2 tsp Dijon mustard

Nutrition: Per serving

kcal583
fat43g
saturates11.5g
carbs20g
sugars5.5g
fibre4.1g
protein26.8g
salt2.6g

Method

step 1

Toast the bread, then cut into 1cm cubes. Tip into a bowl, drizzle with the olive oil, then add a pinch of salt, the seeds and crispy onions. Toss to coat the croutons in the seeds and onions.
step 2

In another large bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients until smooth and creamy. Loosen with 1-2 tbsp of water to make a drizzling consistency if needed, and season with a little salt (the anchovies will add plenty) and lots of cracked black pepper. Remove half of the dressing from the bowl.
step 3

Toss the lettuce, mackerel and bacon, if using, in the dressing, and toss to coat everything evenly. Divide between plates and scatter with the seedy croutons and chives, and some parmesan shavings to serve, alongside the extra dressing to add if people prefer.

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