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Mackerel and beetroot pitta

Herby salad cream works really well with oily fish like mackerel. For a great canapé, serve the mixture on toasted ciabatta slices

25 MAY 2011

Ingredients (Serves 4 as a snack)

• 4 tbsp Heinz Salad Cream with Cucumber and Dill
• 100g/4oz extra-light cream cheese
• 125g/4½oz smoked mackerel, skin removed and flesh flaked into large chunks
• 4 wholemeal pittas
• 2 small cooked beetroot (not in vinegar), chopped
• 40g/1½oz watercress, large stalks removed

Method

Mix the salad cream with the cream cheese, then lightly mix in the flaked mackerel with a fork.

Toast the pittas, then open them up. Fill with the mackerel mixture, then top with beetroot and watercress.