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Sea & shore

Seared mackerel with a quick pickle & crispy capers

SERVES 6

Ask your fishmonger to butterfly-cut your fish for you and they will remove the bones, leaving the tail attached. It will keep the fish intact as it cooks and looks striking when served.

100g capers
Rapeseed oil
150g shallots
200g red/orange carrots
200g yellow carrots
220g ‘watermelon’ or
‘red meat’ radishes
6 mackerel, butterflied
250g radicchio Grumolo
250g Castelfranco radicchio
250g Rosella di Lusia radicchio (or a mix of any radicchio/endive that you can source)
Extra-virgin olive oil
Picked fresh herbs, to garnish
Salt and pepper

PICKLING LIQUOR

350ml red wine vinegar350ml white wine vinegar600ml water1 sprig thyme1 pinch30g brown sugarPeel of 1 orange1tsp fennel seeds2 star anise

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