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What to make with tinned sardines or mackerel?

Name: Mackerel pâté on toast
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 x 125g tin mackerel; 2 tbsp soft cheese; Lemon; Toast

Tinned oily fish is one of the best-value ways to eat omega-3s. Here's how to make it family-friendly.

Sardine tomato spaghetti Mackerel pâté on toast

1. Sardine tomato spaghetti

⏲ 15 mins🍽 Serves 2♻ Uses up leftovers

Ingredients

200g spaghetti
1 x 120g tin sardines in tomato
1 garlic clove
Pinch of chilli, lemon

Method

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Cook the spaghetti.
Warm the garlic in oil, then add the sardines and break them up.
Toss with the pasta, lemon and chilli.

2. Mackerel pâté on toast

⏲ 5 mins🍽 Serves 2♻ Uses up leftovers

Ingredients

1 x 125g tin mackerel
2 tbsp soft cheese
Lemon
Toast

Method

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Mash the mackerel with the soft cheese and lemon juice.
Season with black pepper.
Spread on hot toast.

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