Fried mackerel with eggless apple mayonnaise and stewed asparagus – Yes, mayonnaise can be low fat and dietary! Juicy fish fillet, asparagus stewed in broth and flavored apple mayonnaise – a healthy recipe for Mediterranean cuisine.
Wash the fish, clean the belly. Cut fish into fillets. Put the fish on thyme sprigs in a glass or ceramic form, sprinkle with a mixture of peppers.
Squeeze the juice from the lemon. Pour olive oil into a bowl, add lemon juice, salt, whisk. Pour the marinade over the fish. Cover with a cling wrap. Put in the fridge for 2 hours.
Cooking the apple mayonnaise
Remove the apple cores. Put a piece of butter inside. Bake in the oven until soft.
Put the pulp of apples in a blender, salt, and beat. Begin to beat, adding a thin stream of vegetable oil. Cool the mayonnaise.
Cooking asparagus
Peel the asparagus. Cut the bottom part of the asparagus stems (about 2 cm, as it is usually non-edible). Chop the asparagus stems diagonally.
Heat the butter in a small saucepan. Add chopped asparagus, stew for 2-3 minutes over medium heat.
Add tops, simmer 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of water or vegetable broth. Stew 3 minutes on low heat.
Cooking mackerel
Pour 3 tbsp of olive oil to the pan. Put the mackerel fillet skin down, press down with a spatula.
Turn on the fire, fry over medium heat until golden brown, salt, and pepper. Flip and turn off the flame. Leave in the pan for 1 minute.
Put apple mayonnaise on a plate, put asparagus on top. Top with mackerel fillets.
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Fried mackerel with eggless apple mayonnaise and stewed asparagus
Marinate the mackerel
Wash the fish, clean the belly. Cut fish into fillets. Put the fish on thyme sprigs in a glass or ceramic form, sprinkle with a mixture of peppers. Squeeze the juice from the lemon. Pour olive oil into a bowl, add lemon juice, salt, whisk.
Pour the marinade over the fish. Cover with a cling wrap. Put in the fridge for 2 hours.
Cooking the apple mayonnaise
Remove the apple cores. Put a piece of butter inside. Bake in the oven until soft. Put the pulp of apples in a blender, salt, and beat. Begin to beat, adding a thin stream of vegetable oil. Cool the mayonnaise.
Cooking asparagus
Peel the asparagus. Chop the asparagus stems diagonally. Heat the butter in a small saucepan. Add chopped asparagus, stew for 2-3 minutes over medium heat. Add tops, simmer 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of water or vegetable broth. Stew 3 minutes on low heat.
Cooking mackerel
Pour 3 tbsp of olive oil to the pan. Put the mackerel fillet skin down, press down with a spatula. Turn on the fire, fry over medium heat until golden brown, salt, and pepper. Flip and turn off the flame. Leave in the pan for 1 minute. Put apple mayonnaise on a plate, put asparagus on top. Top with mackerel fillets.
Chef Black Pepper
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