Name: Smoked mackerel, orange & couscous salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 200g couscous - use wholemeal if you can get it; 3 oranges 2 peeled and thinly sliced, 1 juiced; 3 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tsp sugar; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 red onion finely chopped; 100g bag watercress roughly chopped; 240g pack peppered mackerel fillets, flaked into large chunks

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Smoked mackerel, orange & couscous salad

Smoked mackerel, orange & couscous salad

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

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Sliced oranges make a refreshing addition to this substantial salad - great for the lunchbox

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Ingredients

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200g couscous

- use wholemeal if you can get it
3 oranges

2 peeled and thinly sliced, 1 juiced
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp sugar
3 tbsp olive oil
1 red onion

finely chopped
100g bag watercress

roughly chopped
240g pack peppered mackerel

fillets, flaked into large chunks

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal456
fat27g
saturates5g
carbs38g
sugars12g
fibre2g
protein16g
salt1.17g

low

Method

step 1

Pour 250ml boiling water over couscous, cover and leave 10 mins, then fluff up with a fork. Meanwhile, make the dressing. Mix orange juice, vinegar, sugar and oil with some seasoning. Mix through the couscous with remaining ingredients.

RECIPE TIPS

MAKE IT VEGGIE

Instead of mackerel, use 1 aubergine and 2 peppers. Chop into small chunks, add a drizzle of oil, plus salt and pepper. Roast for 25 mins at 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Toss through the couscous with the dressing, orange slices and watercress.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2011

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