Mackerel with warm potato & chorizo salad

We owe this recipe to Martin Shanahan's, chef and owner of the Fishy Fishy restaurant in Kinsale. He cooked this recipe for the 2011 TV series "Martin is still mad about fish" which was aired on Irish television. The mackerel can also be grilled during a barbecue, with the rest of the recipe prepared inside (or even on the grill for the more adventurous among you).

Serves

4 People

Ingredients

600g of cooked potatoes

8 smoked mackerel fillets

200g of cooked green beans

1 chorizo sausage

oil

For the vinaigrette:

1 tblsp of red wine vinegar

1 tblsp of French mustard

3 tblsp of olive oil

salt & pepper

Method

For the Potatoes and Chorizo Salad:

Cut the potato into cubes and slice the chorizo.
Heat a drop of oil in a pan & cook the sausage until its own oils are released.
Add the potatoes to the pan and heat through. They will take on colour from the chorizo oil.
For the vinaigrette:

Mix all the ingredients for the vinaigrette in a little bowl and stir well. Drizzle vinaigrette over the salad.
To cook the mackerel:

Heat a pan & add a little oil. Cook the mackerel skin side down first for 2 minutes then turn and cook the other side for a further 2 minutes.

Serve with the chorizo & potato salad.