Smoked mackerel, apple and fennel salad

Ideal as a healthy, filling picnic main meal

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: None
Serves: 2

Ingredients

1 bulb fennel, trimmed
1 red apple, quartered and cored
1/2 small red onion, finely sliced
1 (250g) pack peppered smoked mackerel fillets, skinned
1 (120g) bag baby leaves with watercress
For the dressing:
3 tbsp natural low fat yogurt
zest and juice 1 lemon

Method

Thinly slice the fennel and apple and place in a bowl with 2 tbsp of the lemon juice from the dressing, toss until coated in juice. Mix in the red onion and mackerel.

Divide the salad leaves between two plastic containers with lids, then heap the fennel and mackerel mixture in the centre of the leaves. Mix all the dressing ingredients together and spoon into a small container. Refrigerate the salad and dressing until ready to serve.

To serve, drizzle the salad dressing over the salad and toss lightly to mix.