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Smoked Mackerel, Cucumber and Rice Salad with Ginger

Name: Smoked Mackerel, Cucumber and Rice Salad with Ginger
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 80 g Smoked mackerel; 150 g Cooked white rice; 120 g Cucumber; 50 g Radishes; 20 g Spring onion; 3 g (a scant tsp) Toasted sesame oil; 1 tsp, about 4 g Sugar; 5 g Sesame seeds; Two tablespoons Rice vinegar; A thumb, grated Fresh ginger

Sushi-style dressed rice with flaked smoked mackerel, salted cucumber, radish and a ginger and rice vinegar dressing. 22 g of protein.

Calories: 537kcal
Protein: 22g
Fat: 26g
Carbs: 51g

Per serving, makes 1. 10 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

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Smoked Mackerel, Cucumber and Rice Salad with Ginger, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Smoked Mackerel, Cucumber and Rice Salad with Ginger

Ingredients 1 to 6 for smoked mackerel, cucumber and rice salad with ginger arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 80 g Smoked mackerel (One fillet, skin peeled off. As sold. Most of the fat in any dish it is in.). 150 g Cooked white rice (Cooked weight. About 50 g of dry rice becomes 130 g cooked.). 120 g Cucumber. 50 g Radishes. 20 g Spring onion. 3 g (a scant tsp) Toasted sesame oil

Ingredients 7 to 10 for smoked mackerel, cucumber and rice salad with ginger arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 10. 1 tsp, about 4 g Sugar. 5 g Sesame seeds. Two tablespoons Rice vinegar. A thumb, grated Fresh ginger

Smoked Mackerel, Cucumber and Rice Salad with Ginger, preparation step 1: Stir the vinegar and sugar together until the sugar dissolves, then add the ginger and sesame oil. — Step 1. Stir the vinegar and sugar together until the sugar dissolves, then add the ginger and sesame oil.

Smoked Mackerel, Cucumber and Rice Salad with Ginger, preparation step 2: Slice the cucumber thinly, salt it and leave it five minutes, then squeeze it dry in your hands. — Step 2. Slice the cucumber thinly, salt it and leave it five minutes, then squeeze it dry in your hands.

Smoked Mackerel, Cucumber and Rice Salad with Ginger, preparation step 3: Toss the rice in the dressing and leave it ten minutes to take it up. — Step 3. Toss the rice in the dressing and leave it ten minutes to take it up.

The finished smoked mackerel, cucumber and rice salad with ginger. — Step 4. Flake the mackerel over the rice and add the cucumber, sliced radish, spring onion and sesame seeds.

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Ingredients

Smoked mackerel80 g
One fillet, skin peeled off. As sold. Most of the fat in any dish it is in.
Cooked white rice150 g
Cooked weight. About 50 g of dry rice becomes 130 g cooked.
Cucumber120 g
Radishes50 g
Spring onion20 g
Toasted sesame oil3 g (a scant tsp)
Sugar1 tsp, about 4 g
Sesame seeds5 g
Rice vinegarTwo tablespoons
Fresh gingerA thumb, grated

Method

Stir the vinegar and sugar together until the sugar dissolves, then add the ginger and sesame oil.
Slice the cucumber thinly, salt it and leave it five minutes, then squeeze it dry in your hands.
Toss the rice in the dressing and leave it ten minutes to take it up.
Flake the mackerel over the rice and add the cucumber, sliced radish, spring onion and sesame seeds.

Worth knowing

Smoked mackerel is 300 kcal per 100 g. It is the richest thing in the table after the nuts and oils, so the rest of the bowl is rice and cucumber and the dressing has 3 g of oil.
Cold rice from yesterday is fine here. Dress it, then give it ten minutes.

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