Spiced Mackerel with Avocado Mash

Name: Spiced Mackerel with Avocado Mash
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tsp. black peppercorns; 1 garlic clove, crushed; good handful of mint leaves, roughly chopped; 2 tsp. ground allspice; 2 tsp coriander seeds; lemon or lime wedges, to serve; juice of 2 limes; 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for the foil; juice of 1 lime; 4 mackerel, gutted and degilled (head and tail left intact); 2 tsp. white wine vinegar; 2 avocados; salt and black pepper; 2.5 cm (1 in) fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 1 tsp. cumin seeds

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food for Friends

By Levi Roots

Published 2010

About

The oiliness of mackerel is just great with the subtle taste of avocado - be sure to have some of both in each mouthful. You can either barbecue or grill the fish for this dish. Plain rice and a spinach salad or sweet roasted peppers are lovely on the side.

Ingredients

4 mackerel, gutted and degilled (head and tail left intact)
lemon or lime wedges, to serve

Fish course
Pescatarian
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Put everything for the marinade (except the oil) in a large mortar. Grind with a pestle, then add the oil and mix to a paste. Wash the mackerel inside and outside and pat dry with kitchen paper, then spread the marinade all over the fish, both inside and out. Put in a non-reactive dish, cover with clingfilm and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes, until you want to cook them.