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Grilled Mackerel with Crisp Potatoes and Romesco

Butterflied mackerel grilled until bubbling, served over crisp rosemary potatoes and sweet baby leeks with a no-cook romesco sauce of roasted pepper, almonds and saffron vinegar.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on33 min
  • Total33 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 400 gnew potatoes, or leftover cooked potatoes
  • 4butterflied mackerel, or 8 fillets
  • 400 gbaby leeks, trimmed
  • 4 tbspolive oil
  • 1 tspsmoked paprika
  • 1red chilli, deseeded and grated
  • 3 sprigsrosemary, leaves picked
  • 1lemon, cut into wedges, to serve
  • to tastesea salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the romesco sauce

  • 1 pinchsaffron threads
  • 1 tbspsherry vinegar
  • 2 clovesgarlic
  • 2½ tbspolive oil
  • 120 groasted red peppers, from a jar
  • 90 gtoasted flaked almonds

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Fish
  • Sulfites
  • Mackerel
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Potato (white)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Leek
  • Rosemary
  • Black and white pepper
  • Saffron
  • Paprika
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Blender

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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