Grilled mackerel & bean salad

For a month now I’ve been living at the seaside, I didn’t move or anything, I’m still enjoying my last vacation as a student. The reason why I haven’t been posting new recipes was because I didn’t have wi-fi or any other way to get on the Internet and even though it was tough and a real challenge in the beginning, in the end I felt relaxed and unburdened by not checking my phone every 5 min to see if there have been any new likes or follows.

As soon as I got the chance to check my blog I decided to post an easy Mediterranean recipe, and nothing says Mediterranean like deliciously prepared fish. Every time I prepare fish I think about a side dish that would complete the dish but compliment the fish so it’s still in the focus, not stealing the spotlight and I think I managed to accomplish this with the recipe I’m sharing with you today.

As you may see in the photos I’ve taken, I had time to explore the island of Vir and many of its hidden gems. I’ll keep exploring for the next two weeks until I return to Zagreb, keep enjoying the sun and swimming in the most beautiful sea you can imagine, sharing my stories with all of you who read them and posting more of my delicious recipes.

Enjoy & happy cooking!

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Preparation: 25 min

Cook time: 35 min

Servings: 4

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Ingredients

• 4 mackerels
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• 5 branches rosemary
• 4 tbsp lime juice
• 400 g kidney beans
• 100 g onion, sliced
• 1 medium carrot, grated
• 150 g lettuce
• 100 g radicchio
• 3 tbsp pumpkin oil
• 2,5 tbsp red aceto balsamico
• Olive oil
• Salt & pepper to taste

How to

1. Clean the fish, season with salt, place a branch of rosemary and sliced garlic in each fish. Sprinkle some olive oil over the fish and start the outdoor grill. Grill the fish on each side and using a branch of rosemary spread more olive oil over the fish while grilling.
2. Make a salad by mixing kidney beans, sliced onion, grated carrot, lettuce and radicchio. Season with pumpkin oil, red aceto balsamico, salt and pepper.
3. Enjoy grilled fish sprinkled with lime juice and a fresh mixed red bean salad!