Grilled mackerel with soy, lime & ginger

A nutritious and lean fish supper with fragrant Thai flavours, ready in minutes and packed with vitamins and minerals

  • Prep:10 mins
    Cook:15 mins
    Plus marinating
  • Serves 2
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 587
  • fat 25g
  • saturates 5g
  • carbs 61g
  • sugars 17g
  • fibre 1g
  • protein 33g
  • salt 1.1g

Ingredients

  • 300g mackerel
  • 100g jasmine rice
  • 4 spring onions, sliced
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded and diced
  • 1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
  • juice 1 lime
  • small piece fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 2 tbsp honey
MPU 2

Method

  1. To make the marinade, mix all the ingredients together and pour over the mackerel. Cover and chill for 30 mins.

  2. Heat grill and put the mackerel, skin-side up, on a baking sheet lined with foil. Grill for 5 mins, then turn and baste with remaining marinade. Grill for 5 mins more.

  3. Cook the rice following pack instructions, then drain and toss with the spring onions and pepper. Serve with the mackerel.

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