OPEN-FACED PICKLED MACKEREL AND APPLE SANDWICHES

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Categories     Sandwich     Dairy     Fish     Fruit     Brunch     Quick & Easy     Lunch     Cream Cheese     Apple     Seafood     Fall     Simmer     Gourmet     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 pound fresh mackerel fillets (preferably Boston)
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup white-wine vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pickling spices
1/4 cup cream cheese (about 2 ounces), softened
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
2 slices rye bread
1/2 crisp apple such as Braeburn or McIntosh
Garnish: chopped fresh chives

Steps:

  • Trim any excess skin from fish and with tweezers remove any small bones. In a saucepan just large enough to hold fillets in one layer bring water and vinegar to a boil with sugar, salt, and pickling spices and simmer 1 minute. Add fish to pickling liquid and cover with a heatproof plate slightly smaller than diameter of pan, weighting plate with a can to prevent fish from curling. Cook fish at a bare simmer 4 minutes, or until just cooked through, and transfer fish and pickling liquid to a glass dish. Chill mixture in freezer 20 minutes.
  • In a small bowl whisk together cream cheese and sour cream until smooth and whisk in chives and salt and pepper to taste. Lightly toast bread and core and slice apple thin.
  • Spread toast with chive cream and arrange apple slices over cream. Drain mackerel and top each toast with half of fish. (Alternatively, chop apples and flake fish. Stir together apple, fish, and chive cream and spread on toasts.)
  • Garnish open-faced sandwiches with chives.

stewart sana
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I'm always looking for new ways to use pickled mackerel. This recipe is a keeper!


Colleen Joy
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These sandwiches are so easy to make. I can have them on the table in less than 30 minutes.


Esha Sarkar
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I love the combination of pickled mackerel and apple. It's so unique and delicious.


Satsumae Boettner
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These sandwiches are the perfect summer lunch. They're light and refreshing, and they're packed with flavor.


Amanullah
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I made these sandwiches for a party, and they were a big hit! Everyone loved them. I will definitely be making them again.


Pogba Junior6
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I'm a big fan of pickled mackerel, but I didn't love these sandwiches. The apple and horseradish mayo was too overpowering, and it masked the flavor of the fish.


Iluyomade taye
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These sandwiches were a bit too fishy for me. I think I would have preferred them with smoked salmon instead of pickled mackerel.


Maih Vai
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I thought these sandwiches were just okay. The pickled mackerel was a bit too strong for my taste, and the apple and horseradish mayo didn't do much to balance it out.


Max W
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I wasn't sure how I would feel about the combination of pickled mackerel and apple, but I was pleasantly surprised. The flavors worked really well together. I'll definitely be making these sandwiches again.


Lara Set
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I've made these sandwiches several times now, and they're always a hit. My friends and family love them. They're the perfect appetizer or light lunch.


Sycoboy Sycoboy
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These sandwiches were easy to make and very tasty. I used store-bought pickled mackerel, and it worked out great. The apple and horseradish mayo were the perfect complements to the fish.


Muiy Lol
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I'm not a huge fan of pickled mackerel, but I was willing to give this recipe a try. I was pleasantly surprised! The sandwiches were actually really good. The mackerel flavor was not overpowering, and the apple and horseradish mayo helped to balance


Joan Kaara
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I love pickled mackerel, and I was excited to try this recipe. The sandwiches were delicious! The mackerel was tender and flavorful, the apple added a nice crunch and sweetness, and the horseradish mayo was the perfect finishing touch.


Jacques Bezuidenhout
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These sandwiches were a delightful surprise! The pickled mackerel and apple played off each other perfectly, with the sweetness of the apple balancing the briny fish. The horseradish mayo added a nice kick, and the bread was the perfect vessel to hol