Whole butterflied mackerel with grilled asparagus and potato salad

By Nathan Outlaw From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the mackerel 4 mackerel fillets (about 400g/14oz each), butterflied, scales removed and pin-boned 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme 2 tbsp olive oil sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For …

Pan-fried mackerel with spring vegetable nage

By Nathan Outlaw From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the spring vegetable nage 1 lemon, finely pared zest and juice 400ml/14fl oz good-quality vegetable stock 12 asparagus spears, trimmed 100g/3½oz podded peas light rapeseed oil, for cooking 2 shallots, peeled and chopped 1 garlic clove, chopped …

Curried poha rice, katta sambol mackerel and tomato relish

By Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the poha rice 3 tbsp olive oil 1 red onion, finely sliced 1 tsp black mustard seeds handful fresh curry leaves 1 tsp cumin seeds ½ tsp dried chilli flakes 1 tsp turmeric 100g/3½oz frozen peas 150g/5½oz Tenderstem broccoli spears …

Rosemary-scented mackerel with griddled saucisson and harissa baguette

  By Matt Tebbutt From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the mackerel 2 medium whole mackerel, gutted, head removed and scored on both sides 4 rosemary sprigs 1 tbsp fennel seeds salt For the harissa sourdough 4 tbsp harissa paste 6 sun-dried tomatoes in …

Grilled mackerel skewers with tomato, coriander and lime pickle

By Matt Tebbutt From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the coriander and lime pickle 3 tbsp lime pickle 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tsp coriander seeds, crushed 120ml/4fl oz olive oil small bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped For the dressing 1 tsp coriander …

Mackerel croquettes with herby couscous

By Matt Tebbutt From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the béchamel 250–300ml/9–10fl oz full-fat milk (or any milk) 1 bay leaf 1 garlic clove 2 thyme sprigs (or dried thyme or any other herb) 30g/1oz unsalted butter 50g/1¾oz plain flour 100g/3½oz strong cheddar, grated (or any hard cheese) 1 …

Smoked mackerel pâté with treacle bread and beetroot pickle

By Tom Brown From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the treacle bread (this recipe makes more than you need) butter, for greasing 450g/1lb plain flour, plus extra for dusting 450g/1lb self-raising flour (or use 225g/8oz plain flour and 1 tbsp …