About the benefits of mackerel for digestion and the body in principle say many nutritionists and medics. This fish contains a lot of useful minerals, as well as vitamins. The colossal concentration of Omega-3 acids makes the fish important in the diet of elderly people and pregnant women.
In addition, mackerel has an antioxidant coenzyme Q10, rare in its kind. It helps to improve digestion, boost immunity and even support bone marrow health.
For this reason, you should include mackerel in your diet. For example, prepare a simple salad “By the pike’s will”.
Ingredients for salad “By Pike’s Will”:
- Mackerel in oil – 360 g;
- Mayonnaise;
- Rice – 80 g;
- Salt – ½ tsp;
- Dill – a bunch;
- Fresh cucumbers – 2 pcs;
- Onions – 1 pc;
- Carrots – 1 pc;
- Boiled eggs – 3 pcs.
Preparation of salad “By the pike’s will”:
Lay out in a bowl mackerel, separated in advance from the oil. Boil the rice until ready.
Smear the fish layer with mayonnaise, lay the rice on the surface in an even layer.
Sprinkle the rice with salt and ground black pepper to taste
.
Sprinkle
the rice layer with mayonnaise.
Chop dill finely, sprinkle the layer with greens.
Peel cucumbers from the peel and cut into small bars. Put cucumber bars on the top of the salad.
Cut onions into small cubes, grate carrots on a coarse grater. In a frying pan fry carrots and onions until golden color.
Smear the cucumber layer with mayonnaise, put on it fried onions and carrots.
Cover the layer of fried vegetables with mayonnaise.
Boil hard-boiled eggs, peel and grate
them on
the top of the salad on a fine grater
.
Spread an even layer of egg shavings over the salad.
You can decorate the salad with greens – dill and parsley. You get an excellent multi-layered salad with fish.
