Sardines aux Feuilles de Vigne Au Persillade

Sardines Barbecued in Grape Leaves with Parsley and Garlic

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Recipes from a French Herb Garden

By Geraldene Holt

Published 1999

  • About

One of the best ways to cook sardines is on a barbecue, each fish wrapped in a bright green grape leaf If you are able to fuel the flames with grape prunings then the cooked fish will have an unforgettable winey-smoky flavor. Simply place the twigs over the burning fuel just before you start to cook the fish. A good alternative to grape twigs is a bundle of rosemary. In Provence, the mixture of chopped parsley and garlic known as a persillade is also served with other grilled oily fi