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Smoked mackerel and Puy lentil salad with lime dressing takes several minutes to prepare.

Smoked mackerel and Puy lentil salad with lime dressing takes several minutes to cook.

Smoked mackerel and Puy lentil salad with lime dressing makes 2 servings.

The ingredients for Smoked mackerel and Puy lentil salad with lime dressing are:

140 g (5 oz) Puy lentils
150 g (5? oz) peppered smoked mackerel fillet, skinned and flaked into large pieces
3 spring onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
85 g (3 oz) watercress sprigs
1 large pear, preferably red-skinned, cored and thickly sliced
Lime dressing
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
grated zest and juice of 1 lime
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp clear honey
salt and pepper

Here is how you make Smoked mackerel and Puy lentil salad with lime dressing:

1.Put the lentils into a saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15?20 minutes or until they are tender but slightly firm to the bite.2.Meanwhile, make the dressing. Put the olive oil, lime zest and juice, mustard and honey in a mixing bowl, and add salt and pepper to taste. Whisk together well.3.Drain the lentils and tip into the mixing bowl. Toss to coat with the dressing, then fold in the mackerel and spring onions.4.Arrange the watercress and pear slices on 6 serving plates. Spoon the lentil and mackerel mixture on top and serve immediately.By The Readers Digest Association, Inc. 2004Number of Servings: 2Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NZKAREN.

The nutritional information for Smoked mackerel and Puy lentil salad with lime dressing is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 2
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 517.8

• Total Fat: 27.4 g
• Cholesterol: 56.2 mg
• Sodium: 116.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 46.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.9 g
• Protein: 25.9 g