3458. WARM NEW POTATO, ROCKET, BACON and SMOKED MACKEREL SALAD

serves four


400 grams (14 oz.) new potatoes, halved if large
6 unsmoked streaky bacon rashers, sliced into 1cm strips
splash of olive oil
50 grams (1.5 oz.) bag rocket leaves
1 packet (about 330 grams) smoked mackerel, skin removed, flaked
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
juice of ½ lemon

Cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling salted water for 15 minutes until tender. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, cook the bacon with a splash of olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat until crisp. Put the cooked potatoes in a bowl with the rocket, bacon and mackerel. Drizzle over the olive oil, add the lemon juice, season and toss together. Serve straightaway.


bacon recipe source: Charlie Clapp, delicious. magazine, Seven Publishing Group, Sea Container’s House, 20 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PD