Holy Mackerel! What a Healthy Fish Dish

Poor Mackerel. He looks like the humble relative on the fish counter family gathering next to its other oily relatives; the wildly popular, pretty cousin salmon and the high flying and smug brother tuna steak. Yes, this oily fish has been long under-appreciated in the oily fish family. He's from good stock and full of the good stuff like the rest of the gang including omega 3, iodine, selenium, potassium, zinc, phosphorus and magnesium as well as B12 and lots of Vitamin D - he just doesn't shout about it as much as the rest. He's a good fish you know - never been in trouble, not one to party which is why he is low in environmental contaminants like dioxins, PCB's and Mercury. He was never in it for the money; always more concerned with saving the planet, making him one of the most environmentally friendly fish who is safe to eat more than once a week and very agreeable on the purse.

Try my lovely Japanese inspired Mackerel salad. Perfect for a quick lunch or light supper and super healthy!

1 de-boned smoked mackerel fillet
1 grated carrot
1 chopped stick of celery
4 sliced radish
2 sliced spring onions
handful of bean sprouts

The salad dressing (makes 20 servings)
3 cloves garlic, minced
10 g minced fresh ginger root
180 ml olive oil
80 ml rice vinegar
120 ml soy sauce
45 ml honey
60 ml water

Arrange fish and salad in a bowl. Either blend or shake all salad dressing ingredients together until properly blended and serve. What could be more simple? Super healthy, planet friendly, perfectly yummy Mackerel salad. Everyone's happy! :-)