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Smoked mackerel, beet and apple salad with creamy horseradish dressing

Name: Smoked mackerel, beet and apple salad with creamy horseradish dressing
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: pearled spelt 200g; spring onions 1 bunch, chopped; olive oil 2 tbsp; lemon juice 3 tbsp; cumin seeds 2 tsp, toasted; dried chilli flakes a pinch (optional); cooked beetroot 250g, diced; smoked peppered mackerel 4 fillets, broken into chunks (discard skin and bones); red-skinned apple 1, cut into matchsticks and tossed in lemon juice; dill a small bunch, chopped; horseradish finely grated to make 2-3 tsp, (see notes below); natural yogurt 150g

40 minutes
serves 4-6
Easy

Check out our hearty smoked mackerel salad with crunchy apple and vibrant beetroot. This recipe is packed with flavour and ready in just 40 minutes – an easy midweek meal for the family

By Janine Ratcliffe

Published: January 8, 2019 at 4:00 pm

Try this mackerel salad then check out our mackerel curry, cured mackerel, Spanish mackerel and more mackerel recipes.

Ingredients

pearled spelt 200g
spring onions 1 bunch, chopped
olive oil 2 tbsp
lemon juice 3 tbsp
cumin seeds 2 tsp, toasted
dried chilli flakes a pinch (optional)
cooked beetroot 250g, diced
smoked peppered mackerel 4 fillets, broken into chunks (discard skin and bones)
red-skinned apple 1, cut into matchsticks and tossed in lemon juice

CREAMY HORSERADISH DRESSING

dill a small bunch, chopped
horseradish finely grated to make 2-3 tsp, (see notes below)
natural yogurt 150g

Method

Step 1

Cook the spelt in boiling salted water for 25 minutes or until tender, then drain well and cool.
Step 2

To make the dressing, stir ½ the dill and all the horseradish into the yogurt, with a good pinch of salt. Add 2-3 tbsp cold water and stir until a drizzle-able consistency.
Step 3

Fry the spring onions in the olive oil in a frying pan until softened, then stir in the lemon juice, cumin seeds and dried chilli flakes (if using). Take off the heat and season.
Step 4

Tip the drained spelt into a large bowl. Add the cooked spring onions and all the liquid from the pan. Add most of the remaining dill and toss everything together. Pile the spelt onto a serving plate, add the beetroot, mackerel pieces and apple matchsticks, and drizzle over the dressing. Sprinkle with a little more dill to finish.