Grilled sardines with tomato and lentil salad

Name: Grilled sardines with tomato and lentil salad
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 12 sardines, cleaned and gutted, fresh or frozen and thawed; 2 tin green lentils, drained and rinsed, 400 g tins; 300g ripe tomatoes, chopped; 1 red onion, finely sliced; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 lemon, cut into wedges; 3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Charred sardines on a fresh lemony lentil and tomato salad. Cheap, quick and full of flavour.

Time25 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.13 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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12sardinescleaned and gutted, fresh or frozen and thawed
2tin green lentilsdrained and rinsed, 400 g tins
300 gripe tomatoeschopped
1red onionfinely sliced
2 tbspolive oil
2 tbspred wine vinegar
1lemoncut into wedges
3 tbspfresh parsleychopped

Method

1
Heat the grill to high. Line a tray with foil.
2
Mix the lentils, tomatoes, onion, parsley, vinegar and half the oil. Season and set aside so the flavours mingle.
3
Brush the sardines with the remaining oil and season inside and out.
4
Grill for 3 minutes on each side until the skin blisters and the flesh is cooked through.
6 min
5
Spoon the salad onto plates and top with sardines.
6
Serve with lemon wedges for squeezing.

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