The perfect weekend dinner: an easy recipe

On weekends, you don't really want to stand at the stove and rack your brains over what to cook that is quick, satisfying, and easy.

The FoodOboz editorial team has prepared two recipes for you that are quick and therefore perfect for a weekend meal.

And, of course, we recommend starting with an aperitif. Even one dry martini will be the perfect aperitif. Try to choose the simplest drink possible, with no more than two or three ingredients.

It is not recommended to dwell on sweet and dessert drinks, they are better suited after the main meal.

Light vegetable salad

Ingredients:

• 1 pack of salad mix;
• 250 g of cherry tomatoes;
• 30 g of green or black olives;
• 3 tsp. olive oil;
• 1 tsp. lemon juice;
• salt;
• pepper.

Preparation:

1. Put the salad mix on a plate;
2. Chop the olives and cherry tomatoes and add them to the bowl;
3. Mix lemon juice with oil and this sauce and pour over the salad;
4. Add salt and pepper to taste.

This salad is just perfect with fish!

Grilled mackerel with lemon

Ingredients:

• mackerel - 2 pcs.
• medium lemon - 1 pc.
• medium onion - 1 pc.
• dried basil - 1 tsp.
• salt and pepper - to taste.

Preparation:

1. Gut the thawed mackerel, rinse it, and make a deep cut along the ridge, on one side, to the rib bones.
2. Add salt and pepper, and add lemon and, if desired, onions to the cut on the backbone and in the belly.
3. Marinate the fish for 3-4 hours. After that, put the well-marinated mackerel on a grill and fry for 15-20 minutes over moderately hot coals.

Baked potatoes and rice are ideal with mackerel.

Baked potatoes

Ingredients:

• potatoes - 7 pcs;
• salt, pepper, garlic;
• vegetable oil - 1-2 tsp;
• foil.

Preparation:

1. Chop the potatoes, pepper, salt, and add 1-2 teaspoons of vegetable oil, mix;
2. Put the potatoes on a sheet of foil, wrap them up, put them on a baking sheet, and put them in the oven;
3. Bake the potatoes at 170 degrees for 30 minutes;

The finished dish can be served directly in foil, and garnished with herbs.