Canned Mackerel Salad Recipe (Easy Keto Meal)
This is my favourite quick and easy canned mackerel salad that's keto, low carb and requires no cooking. And more importantly, it tastes delicious with a vinaigrette dressing using the same oil straight from the tin!
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 383kcal
Ingredients
- 4 oz can of tinned mackerel in olive oil 1 small 125g tin
- 4 cups lettuce
- 1 cup cucumber diced
- 1 red onion halved and finely sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 avocado sliced
- ½ cup olives
- Fresh coriander to garnish
Mackerel Salad Dressing
- Drained oil from the canned mackerel Or 2.5 tablespoon olive oil if using mackerel in spring water or brine
- 3 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon houmous See Note 1 for variations
Instructions
- Mix the salad together and serve into bowls.
- Drain the oil from the canned mackerel into a small bowl.
- Top the salad with the drained mackerel.
- Stir the houmous in the oil until smooth, followed with the remaining ingredients, then drizzle on the salad.
- Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and enjoy!
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Notes
Salad Dressing Variations
In this recipe, I mix it my dressing with a dash of houmous, but there are many other substitutes I love to make, so let's discover them!- Mustard salad dressing using ½ teaspoon of mustard sauce with a dash of double cream. But, more often than not, I omit the latter.
- Tahini salad dressing, using 1 teaspoon of tahini paste instead and a pinch of natural sweetener, dark soy sauce and mustard sauce.
- Avocado lime dressing by stirring in a tablespoon of mashed avocado and the juice of a lime.
- Quick peanut satay, using a tablespoon of peanut butter (now minus the honey), which honestly, is the salad dressing I make the most!
- Or, you could swap for 1 teaspoon of horseradish and a good dash of pepper for a hot mackerel salad recipe
Nutrition
Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 969mg | Potassium: 1182mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1663IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 228mg | Iron: 4mg