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Mackerel & Mediterranean Bulgur Bowl

Servings 2

Ingredients

  • 1 tin mackerel in brine
  • 1 cup Prepared bulgur wheat
  • a few shakes of ground, cumin, coriander
  • 6 slices halloumi cheese halloumi cheese
  • 2 Roma tomatoes
  • ½ Mediterranean cucumber
  • 8 manzanilla olives
  • 2 spring onions
  • 1 avocado pear
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 jalapeño pepper
  • Handful of rocket leaves
  • 2 tablespoons fresh oregano
  • 6 caper berries
  • 2 sprigs mint leaves
  • Handful of basil leaves
  • Handful of flat leaf parsley

Salad dressing

  • ½ lemon juice and zest
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 6 tablespoons avocado pear oil
  • Salt and pepper or a tablespoon of brine from mackerel

finish

  • add a small scoop of oven roasted chickpeas for crunch

Instructions

  • Open and drain mackerel reserve 1 tbls brine for dressing if desired
    1 tin mackerel in brine
  • prepare the bulger wheat https://freshkitchen.co.za/how-to-prepare-bulgur-wheat/
    Add spices and sprinkle some of the chopped spring onion and herbs on top. Stir in a tablespoon of salad dressing and set aside for flavours to meld
    1 cup Prepared bulgur wheat, a few shakes of ground, cumin, coriander
  • pan fry halloumi until golden 1-2 minutes per side
    6 slices halloumi cheese
  • Slice tomatoes, cut cucumber into match sticks, pit olives, chop spring onions, slice avo, slice red pepper and jalapeño,
    2 Roma tomatoes, ½ Mediterranean cucumber, 8 manzanilla olives, 2 spring onions, 1 avocado pear, 1 red pepper, 1 jalapeño pepper
  • In two salad bowls add ½ cup of bulger wheat, and all the prepared vegetables above as well as the rocket, oregano, capers, roughly torn mint, basil, parsley.
    Handful of rocket leaves, 2 tablespoons fresh oregano, 6 caper berries, 2 sprigs mint leaves, Handful of basil leaves, Handful of flat leaf parsley

salad dressing

  • Add all the salad dressing ingredients to a bowl, whisk and add 1-2 tbls to each salad bowl.
    ½ lemon juice and zest, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 6 tablespoons avocado, Salt and pepper
  • finish off with a sprinkle of oven roasted chickpeas or nuts and seeds of your choice
    add a small scoop of oven roasted chickpeas for crunch