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Welsh Salt & Vinegar Mackerel Carpaccio

Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Starter
Cuisine: Welsh
Serving: 4

Ingredients

  • 6 large mackerel fillets, skinned and sliced as thinly as possible, like smoked salmon
  • 50 ml chardonnay vinegar
  • 100 ml olive oil
  • a large pinch of good, Welsh sea salt
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 shallot, peeled and sliced into rings
  • 2 radishes, trimmed and sliced
  • 50 g cress

To serve:

  • beetroot puree, optional

Instructions

  • Place the sliced mackerel straight onto your serving dish.
  • Mix the vinegar and oil together in a bowl, and brush all over the mackerel. Season with a good pinch of the Welsh sea salt.
  • Dress the shallot rings and sliced radish with the remaining dressing. Arrange them evenly over the mackerel. Scatter with the lemon zest, the cress salad and a good grinding of fresh pepper.
  • Serve with an optional beetroot purée drizzled around the fish.

Notes

Bryn’s Tip:
Chardonnay vinegar is now widely available, but, if you can’t get it, use the best white wine vinegar you can find. You don’t want something that’s too sharp.
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