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Pickled mackerel fillets with radish and kohlrabi salad

Prepare
over 2 hours
Cook
30 mins to 1 hour
Serve
Serves 4

In this recipe, mackerel is pickled rather than grilled or fried and served with a fresh kohlrabi salad.

By Helena Puolakka

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Ingredients

For the pickling liquid

For the pickled mackerel

For the kohlrabi salad

For the gooseberries

Method

  1. To make the pickling liquid, put the vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard seeds and 100ml/3½fl oz of water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes and then remove from the heat and leave to cool. Once cooled, transfer to an airtight container, add the dill and leave to pickle in a cool place for 1 hour.

  2. To make the pickled mackerel, coat the fillets all over with sea salt and leave for 10 minutes. Mix 50ml/2fl oz of the pickling liquid with the honey, soy sauce, mustard, rice vinegar, lemon juice and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Rinse the fillets and place in the pickle bowl. Cover the bowl with cling film and refrigerate for 2 hours.

  3. To make the kohlrabi salad, fill a heavy-based saucepan or deep fat fryer with the olive oil and bring to 50–60C (CAUTION: never leave hot oil unattended). Season the kohlrabi with sea salt and then carefully lower into the oil and leave to cook for 2–3 hours, or until tender.

  4. Place the radishes in a small bowl and stir in 1–2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season with salt.

  5. For the gooseberries, heat a saucepan until hot then tip in the gooseberries, sugar, chardonnay vinegar and a dash of water. Roll the gooseberries around until the skins just start to crack and then remove from the heat.

  6. Serve the pickled mackerel fillets with the radishes, kohlrabi salad and gooseberries on the side. Garnish with fresh dill.