Sardines with Tomatoes Two Ways
Sardines are a great oily fish, high in omega-3. These recipes for Sardines with Tomatoes Two Ways are quick and easy to rustle up and contain flavoursome ingredients like basil, garlic and fresh herbs!
Ingredients
- 4 sardines, gutted and scaled, backbone removed
- 4 whole sardines gutted
- 25ml olive oil
For the Sauce
- 1/2 red onion, peeled and sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced
- 8 large tomatoes sliced
- 1 small bunch basil torn
- 2 slices charred bread
- 1 tsp sherry vinegar
- Salt and pepper
To serve
- 2 tbs herb oil
- 2 tbs green olives
- A few garden herbs
- 2 tomatoes 1/4d
- A few basil leaves
Method
Pre heat the bbq until hot and the coals are white.
Pop the onion, garlic, tomatoes, basil and vinegar into a large food processor. Blitz for 1 minute, tip ½ into a bowl, add the croutons and stir through.
Add 1 whole deseeded cucumber to the mixer and blitz for 1 minute. This is the gazpacho sauce.
To serve, pop onto a plate, top with basil and drizzle over olive oil.
Place the sardines that are butterflied into a hot pan on the BBQ with a drizzle of oil. Cook for 1 minute and flip over.
Place the whole sardines on to the BBQ, drizzle in oil, cook for 1 to 2 minutes then flip over for another minute and then season.
To serve the fillets spoon the gazpacho sauce onto a plate, top with fillets and herb oil .
To serve the whole sardines, mix some fresh tomatoes and more basil with the bread mix. Spoon onto a plate, top with the fish and then drizzle in herb and olive oil.
Ingredients
- 4 sardines, gutted and scaled, backbone removed
- 4 whole sardines gutted
- 25ml olive oil
For the Sauce
- 1/2 red onion, peeled and sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced
- 8 large tomatoes sliced
- 1 small bunch basil torn
- 2 slices charred bread
- 1 tsp sherry vinegar
- Salt and pepper
To serve
- 2 tbs herb oil
- 2 tbs green olives
- A few garden herbs
- 2 tomatoes 1/4d
- A few basil leaves
Method
Pre heat the bbq until hot and the coals are white.
Pop the onion, garlic, tomatoes, basil and vinegar into a large food processor. Blitz for 1 minute, tip ½ into a bowl, add the croutons and stir through.
Add 1 whole deseeded cucumber to the mixer and blitz for 1 minute. This is the gazpacho sauce.
To serve, pop onto a plate, top with basil and drizzle over olive oil.
Place the sardines that are butterflied into a hot pan on the BBQ with a drizzle of oil. Cook for 1 minute and flip over.
Place the whole sardines on to the BBQ, drizzle in oil, cook for 1 to 2 minutes then flip over for another minute and then season.
To serve the fillets spoon the gazpacho sauce onto a plate, top with fillets and herb oil .
To serve the whole sardines, mix some fresh tomatoes and more basil with the bread mix. Spoon onto a plate, top with the fish and then drizzle in herb and olive oil.
