As a disease that has affected both my grandmothers (thankfully both in later life) this research is something that I am particularly interested in. While the research is in its early phases, by eating more foods rich in B vitamins – what is the worst that could happen? It may have no affect on memory, but it’s still good for you!
Based on this I devised this recipe laden with some of the richest sources of B vitamins.
Fish are a great source of B vitamins, but also omega3s and teamed with lots of fresh green veggies like Spinach leaves and broccoli this salad is particularly healthy.
Mackerel, Spinach and Broccoli Salad
~ makes 2
- 2 pre-cooked mackerel fillets
- 8 florets of broccoli
- baby spinach leaves, washed
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- 8 radishes, optional
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- chilli flakes, optional
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed, optional
- salt
- pepper
Leave the broccoli to cool.
Prepare the rest of the salad adding the spinach, halved cherry tomatoes and radishes into a bowl.
Finally make the dressing, I mixed together a glug of olive oil, a good squeeze of lemon juice, a pinch of dried chilli flakes, a crushed garlic clove and seasoning to taste.
I added half the dressing to the salad, and the other half to the broccoli in a separate bowl.
Add the mackerel fillets to a plate and voila! One of the fastest dinners you can possibly make.
The great things about salad is you can swap out the dressing for whatever you prefer. My mackerel fillets were Piri Piri style, so I added a touch of chilli to match. Whilst adding raw garlic can be a little strong, it gave an amazing kick of flavour.
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