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Miso mackerel rice bowl with pickled cucumber

Three miso mackerel rice bowls with pickled cucumber

Miso mackerel rice bowl with pickled cucumber

Name: Miso mackerel rice bowl with pickled cucumber
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200g sushi or jasmine rice; 1 small cucumber thinly sliced into rounds; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tsp caster sugar; 1 tbsp white miso paste; 1 tbsp soy sauce or tamari; 2 tsp honey or maple syrup; 4 mackerel fillets skin on, bones removed; 2 tsp sesame seeds; 2 spring onions finely sliced; 8 radishes thinly sliced

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Flavour mackerel fillets in a miso, soy and honey marinade and serve with pickled cucumber, spring onions, radish and sushi rice – ideal for a speedy supper

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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200g sushi or jasmine rice
1 small cucumber

thinly sliced into rounds
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp caster sugar
1 tbsp white miso paste
1 tbsp soy sauce

or tamari
2 tsp honey

or maple syrup
4 mackerel fillets

skin on, bones removed
2 tsp sesame seeds
2 spring onions

finely sliced
8 radishes

thinly sliced

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal453
fat22g
saturates5g
carbs40g
sugars8g
fibre2g
protein23g
salt1.39g

Method

step 1

Cook the rice following pack instructions, then set aside and keep warm.
step 2

In a bowl, toss the cucumber with the vinegar, sugar and a pinch of salt. Set aside to lightly pickle while you prepare everything else.
step 3

Mix the miso, soy and honey in a small bowl. Place the mackerel fillets on a baking tray, skin-side down, brush over the glaze and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.
step 4

Heat the grill to high, then grill the mackerel for 5-6 mins until cooked through and slightly caramelised – the glaze will be bubbling.
step 5

To assemble the bowls, start with rice at the bottom, then top with the mackerel, pickled cucumber, sliced spring onions and radishes.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2025

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