Mackerel with Apricot and Nut Stuffing

Serves 2

Ingredients
2 whole mackerel or herring, cleaned and heads removed
1 x 15ml spoon (1 tablespoon) sesame seeds
15g (half an oz) toasted, flaked almonds, toasted
knob of butter or margarine
55g (2oz) ‘no soak’ dried apricots, finely chopped
4 x 15ml spoon (4 tablespoons) wholemeal breadcrumbs
1 x 15ml spoon (1 tablespoon) parsley, chopped
salt and black pepper
2 x 15ml spoon (2 tablespoons) lime juice
1 lime, sliced

Nutritional values per portion (approx)
624 Kilocalories; 39g Protein; 40g Fat; 28g Carbohydrate; 9g Fibre

Method

Microwave Power: 800 Watt
Place sesame seeds, almonds and butter or margarine in a small bowl. Cover and cook on HIGH for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently until the almonds are lightly browned.
Reserve half the mixture for garnish and stir apricots, breadcrumbs, parsley and seasoning into the remaining mixture, moistening with lime juice.
Use the stuffing mixture to fill the fish and place in a shallow microwave dish, head to tail. Place the lime slices on top of the fish.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 4-5 minutes. Leave to stand, covered for 4 minutes.
Serve with a courgette and tomato ratatouille.
Recipe courtesy of Seafish

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