Sardines on Toast

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.

Course Appetizer-snack

Cuisine Greek

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Servings

Calories 301kcal

Author by Jenny Skrapaliori Graves

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.

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