The green leaves of summer are a wonderful source of inspiration for flavoursome dishes. Here is a fresh recipe for cured mackerel with a potato and fenugreek salad. Recipe from Jojo Tulloh, illustration by Sarah Young <\/p>

Late spring, before hotter temperatures wither and harden leaves, is the best time to make use of herbs, such as parsley, tarragon, chives and dill, with a generous hand. At this time of year you can use fresh dill to make a dish of cured mackerel and add pea-flavoured fenugreek leaves to early summer potato salad.<\/p>

You may also like<\/strong><\/p>

Angelica jam recipe: the perfect herb for jam<\/a><\/li>
Parsnip soup recipe with medlar jam<\/a><\/li>
Recipe for pears wrapped in pastry: Douillons aux poires<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
Fresh Fenugreek leaves have a pea-like flavour that goes well with early summer dishes. Photo: Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Cured mackerel<\/h3>
Ingredients<\/h4>
85g sugar<\/li>
70g salt<\/li>
10g crushed black peppercorns<\/li>
bunch of finely chopped dill (around 100g)<\/li>
4 fresh mackerel fillets<\/li><\/ul>
Method<\/h4>
In a bowl, mix together sugar, salt, black peppercorns and dill.<\/li>
Sprinkle a third of this herb mixture on the bottom of a gratin dish and lay two, fresh mackerel fillets, skin side down on top.<\/li>
Cover with another third of the herb mixture, and place two more mackerel fillets (flesh to flesh) on top of this.<\/li>
Sprinkle over the remaining third of the herb mixture and cover with cling film, then weigh down with a wooden chopping board and leave in the fridge to cure for at least 24 hours.<\/li>
When the mackerel is ready, scrape off the herb mixture and cut the fillets into thin slices (watching out for bones).<\/li>
Serve with rye bread and a beetroot salad or the potato salad below.<\/li><\/ol>
Potatoes with fenugreek<\/h3>
Ingredients<\/h4>
1 large bunch of fresh fenugreek<\/li>
500g small, new potatoes (waxy salad type)<\/li>
2tbsp butter<\/li>
1tbsp olive oil<\/li>
1tsp ground coriander<\/li>
\u00bctsp ground turmeric<\/li>
Sea salt and pepper to taste<\/li><\/ul>
Method<\/h4>
Cut off and discard the stalks and roots of the fenugreek and wash the leaves.<\/li>
Soak these in a bowl of water while you scrub the potatoes, halving any larger than an egg.<\/li>
In a heavy-bottomed pan heat half the butter and all the oil and cook the potatoes, tossing frequently for 10 minutes until lightly browned.<\/li>
Add the greens and toss to wilt them (2 min) add the rest of the butter.<\/li>
Put the lid on and lower the heat. Cook until tender (10 min) check often and add a little water if they are sticking.<\/li>
Finally, take off the lid, turn up the heat and add the salt, pepper and spices, stir for a minute then serve with lemon wedges on the side.<\/li><\/ul>
<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The green leaves of summer are a wonderful source of inspiration for flavoursome dishes. Here is a fresh recipe for cured mackerel with a potato and fenugreek salad. Recipe from Jojo Tulloh, illustration by Sarah Young <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":37384,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/07\/cured-mackerel-with-fenugreek-potato-salad-recipe.png",622,443,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/07\/cured-mackerel-with-fenugreek-potato-salad-recipe-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/07\/cured-mackerel-with-fenugreek-potato-salad-recipe-300x214.png",300,214,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/07\/cured-mackerel-with-fenugreek-potato-salad-recipe.png",622,443,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/07\/cured-mackerel-with-fenugreek-potato-salad-recipe.png",622,443,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/07\/cured-mackerel-with-fenugreek-potato-salad-recipe.png",622,443,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/07\/cured-mackerel-with-fenugreek-potato-salad-recipe.png",622,443,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The green leaves of summer are a wonderful source of inspiration for flavoursome dishes. Here is a fresh recipe for cured mackerel with a potato and fenugreek salad. Recipe from Jojo Tulloh, illustration by Sarah Young","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/37383"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

Cured mackerel<\/h3>

Potatoes with fenugreek<\/h3>