Name: Grilled Sardines on Toast
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter
Ingredients: 2 shallots, finely chopped; 6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for brushing; 6 sardines, filleted and bones removed; 4 thick slices of bread; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tsp white wine vinegar; 1 tbsp chopped parsley; 3 ripe tomatoes, skinned, deseeded, and cut into rough 1 cm (½ inch) dice

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a starter

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Simple Art of Marrying Food and Wine

By Malcolm Gluck and Mark Hix

Published 2005

About

BRING BACK PILCHARDS, I SAY. In fact, they are back. It’s just that no one wants to buy them, but they will buy sardines. Well, I’ve got news for you: the pilchard is a grown-up sardine whether you like it or not.

Ingredients

2 shallots, finely chopped
6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for brushing
3 ripe tomato

Method

Gently cook the shallots in the olive oil for 2-3 minutes without colouring. Add the tomatoes and parsley, season well, and cook for another couple of minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the vinegar, and put to one side.
Meanwhile, heat the grill to its highest setting. Make a couple of diagonal slashes across each fillet, then brush with olive oil, and season.

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