Full of Omega 3, without the mercury and very affordable. That is the power of sardines. Of course, you have to like them – and not everybody does. In any case the smell of grilled sardines is inexorable connected to the Mediterranean summer. We like them slightly “overgrilled”. Do not let the blackness of the grilled fish put you off, it adds extra flavour.
Serves 2
- 250g sardines, cleaned,gutted, scales and heads removed
- 160g onion, finely sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
- 200g potatoes very finely sliced
- 1 cup parsley, finely chopped
- 225g tomatoes, peeled and deseeded
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes (optional)
- 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 Tbsp capers
- 2 pinches dried oregano
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup water (or more if needed)
Preheat your oven grill to high temperature.
Wash and drain the sardines on paper towels.
Blend the peeled and deseeded tomatoes with the sugar in a mini food processor until smooth.
Arrange the onions, garlic, potatoes and sardines in a baking dish large to fit the sardines in one layer. Spread the pureed tomatoes over the sardines. Sprinkle with the dried chilli flakes (if using) and chopped parsley. Add the olive oil, the water, season with salt and pepper and arrange the halved cherry tomatoes on top.
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Place on the second shelf in your oven (not very close to the grill) and grill for about 10-12 minutes. Turn over the sardines and the potatoes, add the capers and the oregano and some more water if needed. Grill for another 15 minutes or even more if you like your sardines “slightly overgrilled” like we do!
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Goodness. I forgot all about sardines. Thanks for the reminder. 🍓
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It is a healthy and delicious dish! The perfect combination! 😄 🐟
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Grew up eating Mexican sardine salad with crackers as a treat. This recipe looks and sounds so good. Thanks for posting it, can’t wait to make it.
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Sardine salad on a cracker? Sounds delicious! Consider posting the recipe!
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I sure will! Missing one ingredient but I will get that soon. 🙂
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Is it hard to clean and gut sardines? Would you say it’s advanced or easy level? I’m have OK skills in the kitchen but would hate to buy sardines only to mess them up in prep!
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I would say that it is quite easy to gut and fillet sardines. But then sometimes, I buy them already in fillets (ready to use them) and then sometimes I just cut the heads, gut them (quick and easy) and we discard the scales when we eat them. 🐟
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