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Mackerel Salad w/ Avocado & Cottage Cheese

Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • smoked mackerel (1 piece, seasoned with olive and fresh cracked black pepper) 1 piece, seasoned with olive and fresh cracked black pepper
  • ½ an avocado
  • 3 tbsp cottage cheese seasoned with garlic and onion powder and salt & pepper
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ½ cucumber cut into small pieces or half moons
  • ¼ red onion finely sliced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • a good handful of lettuce leaves
  • chives/parsley (finely chopped, optional) finely chopped, optional
  • black sesame seeds (optional) optional
  • salt & pepper 

Instructions

  • Cut your cucumber into small pieces finely slice your red onion. Place them in a bowl together with lettuce leaves and season with 1 tbsp of olive oil and salt & pepper.
  • In another bowl add 3 tbsp of cottage cheese and season with lemon juicec garlic and onion powder and salt & pepper to taste. Put the cottage cheese in the one half of the avocado and set this aside.
  • Then add the cucumber, red onion and lettuce leaves on a plate. Place the mackerel on top and put the stuffed avocado on the side. 
  • Finish the salad with some fresh herbs. I used chives but parsley would work as well and some black sesame seeds.TIP:- Add fresh sugar snaps or spinach leaves to this salad.If you make my recipes please tag me in them and use #thespicedchickpearecipes. I'd love to see what you've made.