I must admit, the rice is actually my favourite part of this cod and tomato rice dish, it’s so full of yummy things that I thought would go well with the fish. In the end it turned out so well that I actually sometimes just make the rice to eat on its own! Still, the cod just finishes this dish off perfectly.

This salad is both light a fresh from the fennel, apple, greens and the zing of the lemon but at same time the smoked mackerel packs a punch of flavour making the salad feel meaty and substantial. I love this in the summer for dinner.

This recipe is from Ottolenghi The Cookbook, published in 2008, yet it was only recently that I tried this recipe and discovered its brilliance.