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Mackerel with Pea Hummus

Mackerel is a summer festival fish that must be enjoyed while it lasts, preferably in good company. The recipe for grilled mackerel, created by food blogger Aicha Bouhlou, is inspired by Sicilian flavors. All our recipes are sourced from godfisk.no

Photo: Aicha Bouhlou

  • Preparation time: 35 minutes
  • Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Hummus

Topping

Method

  • Preheat the grill.
  • Sprinkle salt and pepper over the mackerel fillets, and brush them with olive oil.
  • Place the fillets skin-side down on the grill and cook for 5-6 minutes without flipping the fish.

Hummus

  • Cook peas until tender in lightly salted water for about 2 minutes, then drain the cooking water.
  • Drain the water from the chickpeas, but save a little of the cooking liquid.
  • Crush garlic with the flat side of a knife and squeeze out the lemon juice.
  • Blend peas, chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, cumin, and dill into a purée using a food processor or hand blender.
  • Add some of the chickpea cooking water to achieve the desired thickness and consistency of the hummus.
  • Taste with salt.

Topping

  • Roughly chop the onion, sun-dried tomatoes, and dill.
  • Heat olive oil in a skillet and sauté the onion until soft and golden brown.
  • Stir in pine nuts and raisins, and cook for 1 more minute.
  • Add sun-dried tomatoes, dill, balsamic vinegar, honey, and water.
  • Serve grilled mackerel with pea hummus and toppings. Feel free to sprinkle with chopped chili and dill if you have them.

Tip:If you don't have a grill, you can cook the mackerel fillets in a grill pan.

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