Smoky mackerel spread

Age group:: 4-5 years
Food group:: Meat, fish, eggs, beans

This quick and simple recipe will help 4-5-year-olds hone their mashing skills by getting them to mix up the ingredients into a tasty spread. They will get hands-on breaking up the mackerel, but will need supervision to make sure all of the small bones are removed.

This toolkit contains a recipe, along with ideas about how you could include it in your lesson. Take a look at the recipe below and refer to it alongside the teaching resources.

The cooking skills and recipes have been developed in collaboration with the British Nutritional Foundation.

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Equipment

Juicer
Bowl
Kitchen scissors
Measuring spoons
Fork
Spoon

Steps

Step 1

Juice the lime or lemon.
Step 2

Break the mackerel into small pieces and place it in the bowl, removing any bones. ADULT SUPPORT.
Step 3

Snip the chives. ADULT SUPPORT.
Step 4

Add the sour cream and juice.
Step 5

Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly.
Step 6

Serve.