Grilled Mackerel with Heirloom Tomatoes & Samphire Recipe

Ingredients

250g heirloom tomatoes
1 garlic clove
1 lemon
4 mackerel fillets
100g samphire
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tbsp olive oil

Prep: 10 mins | Cook: 15 mins - Tip: Rock samphire is quite different to marsh samphire and can have a very strong flavour, so if using this instead, you'll only need a little bit of it in your recipe or you can use it as a garnish.

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Method

1. Slice the heirloom tomatoes in half. Peel the garlic clove and finely slice it.

2. Warm a frying pan up to a high heat. Slice the lemon in half. When the pan is hot, add the lemon, cut side down, into the pan. Fry for 4-5 mins, till the cut side of the lemon is golden and caramelised. Remove from the pan and set aside.

3. Return the pan to the heat and pour in 1 tbsp oil. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper over the mackerel fillets and lay them skin side down into the pan. Fry for 3 mins, till the skin is crispy. Flip the fillets over and cook on the other side for 1 min. Scoop the mackerel out of the pan and onto a plate.

4. Reduce the heat of the pan to medium. Slide in the sliced cherry tomatoes and garlic clove. Cook for 3-4 mins to quickly warm through. Scatter over the samphire and continue to fry for a further 1-2 mins, till tender. Transfer the tomatoes and samphire onto plates and top with the mackerel fillets. Squeeze over the caramelised lemon juice and serve.