Grilled sardines with tomato salsa

How to make grilled sardines with tomato salsa recipe

Serves 1

Preparation time 10 minutes, Cooking time 3–4 minutes

Ingredients:
3 fresh sardines, about 125 g (4 oz) in total, gutted
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped basil
salt and pepper
Tomato salsa
8 cherry tomatoes, chopped
1 spring onion, sliced
1 tablespoon chopped basil
½ red pepper, cored, deseeded and chopped

Method:
Make the tomato salsa by mixing together all the ingredients in a bowl.

Put the sardines on a baking sheet and drizzle with the lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook the sardines under a preheated hot grill, turning once, for 3–4 minutes or until cooked through.

Sprinkle with the chopped basil and serve immediately with the tomato salsa and toasted ciabatta.

For quick sardine & anchovy toasts, cook the sardines as above, then put them in a food processor or blender with 50 g (2 oz) can anchovies in oil, drained, 1 crushed garlic clove, a sprig of parsley and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Whizz to a paste, then spread over slices of toasted ciabatta, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

Grilled sardines with tomato salsa