Mackerel rillettes with preserved lemon

Name: Mackerel rillettes with preserved lemon
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 10 g dill; 30 g preserved lemon; 300 g smoked mackerel fillets; 150 g soft fresh cheese; 20 ml lemon juice

Aperitif
French
North African and Middle Eastern
Moroccan
No cooking
Spread
Starter
With fish

Smoked mackerel rillettes with preserved lemon and dill.

Active time15 min

CookingNo cooking

Total15 min

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Ingredients

10 g dill
150 g soft fresh cheese
300 g smoked mackerel fillets
30 g preserved lemon
20 ml lemon juice

Preparation

Step completed · 1
Rinse the preserved lemon, remove the pips and flesh, then finely chop the rind. Wash and finely chop the dill. Remove the skin and bones from the mackerel fillets, then flake the flesh.
Step completed · 2
Mash the mackerel with the soft fresh cheese using a fork. Stir in the preserved lemon, dill and lemon juice. Keep in the refrigerator until serving.

Allergens

Fish
Milk

Nutrition

Per serving · recipe for 4 people

Energy: 310 kcal
Protein: 17 g
Carbohydrate: 2.5 g
Fat: 25 g
Saturates: 8.8 g
Fibre: 0.1–0.2 g
Lactose: 1.2 g

Variations

Mackerel mousse with preserved lemon
Smoked mackerel and cream cheese blended into a mousse with preserved lemon and dill instead of coarsely mashed rillettes.
15 min active time
Mackerel rillettes with preserved lemon and chives
Mackerel rillettes with preserved lemon and chives. Prepared with fresh chives instead of dill.
15 min active time

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