A Summer's lunch

I once said that advocado and mango should be made compulsory in every salad.  It's just the most refreshing thing to have on a lovely summer's day (what's left of it anyway).

A few ingredients - don't forget a snazzy lunchbox.

Just a few simple rules to keep the mango and advocado tangy and juicy ready to brighten up your working day:

Nothing beats the staple leaves and tomatoes. 

1. Lemon juice.  Lemon juice is the key to stop your advocado going brown and fresh.
2. Soy sauce.  No need for salt, as soy sauce is already salty, and adds to the dressing.
3. Rice white wine.  Adds an extra element to the salad.
4. If you like a bit of spice, add some wasabi to the salad.  

Salmon, advocado, lemon juice and soy sauce. Mango at the ready. 

I also added some teriyaki sauce to my mango, advocado and smoked salmon (you can also add prawns) and marinaded it in the sauce whilst prepping the other part of my salad.

If you're like me, and need a fuller lunch to help you get through the rest of the day, add some long grain rice or cous cous.

Lunch! Just don't eat it next to the computer.

Quick Smoked Mackerel Pâté

This is a really simple and tasty recipe for Smoked Mackerel Pâté which uses just a handful of ingredients to create a dish fit for a dinner party right through to a packed lunch. Bags of flavour with nourishing oily fish!


Ingredients:
2 Smoked Mackerel Fillets
3 heaped tablespoons of creme fraiche (or cream cheese if you prefer)
Juice of 1/4 lemon
Splash of Tabasco sauce
2 teaspoons of mild paprika
Salt and pepper to season

Method:

1. Break the mackerel into large chunks and add to a food processors (alternatively you could flake with a fork). Blitz at intervals until the mackerel is in large flakes.

2. Add the creme fraiche and the lemon juice and blitz again. Taste and add more lemon juice if needed, then add a splash of Tabasco (to taste), the paprika and mix.

3. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

4. Serve with toast or freshly baked bread and butter. You could also serve this as an open sandwich with a sliced avocado.

 

 

Enjoy!