Sardines on Toast is a tasty pantry meal that is not just for when you are starving and there’s nothing in the house for dinner! It can be a snack, appetizer, or a quick dinner paired with a salad. You only need a jar of good sardines, sourdough bread, tomatoes, garlic, a lemon, and olive oil.

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Sardines on toast cut on a plate with a fork and a knife and lemon wedges.

Why this recipe sings

  • It’s an easy, delicious snack, appetizer, or quick dinner. With a few basic ingredients, like jarred sardines, sourdough bread, olive oil, a lemon, onion, and garlic. It is a great meze for ouzo!

Here is what you need

Sourdough bread, sardines, olive oil, sea salt and pepper, a lemon, a tomato and an onion on a wooden surface.
  • Sardines — grilled or from a jar. Both versions work great.
  • Bread — I love thick slices of toasted sourdough bread. Use your favorite country loaf.
  • Tomato — a ripe, big, juicy one.
  • Garlic and onion — the first infuses the olive oil, and the second adds crunch and bite to the recipe.
  • Lemon — I usually don’t go for lemon with tomatoes, but in this instance, it suits the fish so much, like a deconstructed ladolemono.
  • Extra virgin olive oil — infused with garlic, it’s delicious brushed on the toasted bread as well as drizzled all over.
  • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper.
  • Chili flakes — a finishing touch, optional.
  • Fresh herbs — not shown above. Optional. A touch of fresh oregano leaves, chopped basil, and parsley adds freshness and color.

How to make sardines on toast

Two garlic cloves in olive oil in a saucepan.

Pour ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil into a small saucepan. Add two crushed garlic cloves and simmer on medium-high heat for three minutes. You can remove it from heat and let the olive oil infuse more with the garlic.


A brush brushing olive oil on bread.

Brush the bread slices on both sides with the garlic-infused olive oil.

Two bread slices toasting on a pan.

Toast the bread on both sides, on high heat in a frying pan.


Sardines on toasted sourdough bread and lemon wedges.

Layer a couple of tomato slices on each slice of bread, and season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Top each slice with two sardines. They are fragile, so it’s ok if they break apart. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle chili flakes, and add lemon juice. Garnish with fresh oregano, basil leaves, or chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

Sardines on toast cut on a plate with a fork and a knife and lemon wedges.

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Sardines on Toast

by Jenny Skrapaliori Graves
Sardines on Toast is a tasty pantry meal that is not just for when you are starving, and there’s nothing in the house for dinner. All you need is good sardines, good bread, tomatoes, garlic and olive oil.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Course Appetizer-snack
Cuisine Greek
Servings 2
Calories 301 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 slices sourdough bread
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves smashed
  • 1 large ripe tomato sliced
  • 4 sardines grilled or from a jar
  • ½ teaspoon chili flakes
  • 1 lemon
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground pepper
  • fresh herbs like oregano, basil or parsley

Instructions
 

  • Pour ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil into a small saucepan. Add two crushed garlic cloves and simmer on medium-high heat for three minutes.
    You can remove the saucepan from the heat and let the olive oil infuse more with the garlic.
  • Brush the bread slices on both sides with the garlic-infused olive oil.
    Toast the bread on both sides, on high heat in a frying pan.
  • Layer a couple of tomato slices on each slice of bread, and season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper.
    Top each slice with two sardines. They are fragile, so it's ok if they break apart.
    Drizzle extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle chili flakes, and add lemon juice. Garnish with fresh oregano, basil leaves, or chopped parsley (optional).
    Serve immediately.

Notes

The nutritional analysis is only an estimate based on available ingredients and the recipe’s preparation. 

Nutrition

Calories: 301kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 14gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 471mgPotassium: 332mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 687IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 136mgIron: 4mg
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