Spicy Sardines with Chickpea and Avocado Salad
This recipe, developed by celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson, celebrates Seafood Week - 1-8 October 2004.
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INGREDIENTS:
For the Chickpea and Avocado Salad:
yolk of 1 hard-boiled egg, sieved
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 tbsp small capers, drained and rinsed
1 x 400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 ripe avocado, peeled and chopped into chunky dice
salt and ground black pepper
For the sardines:
25g/1 oz unsalted butter
1 fresh red chilli, diced
2 shallots, diced
1 tbsp flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed with a little salt
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil plus a little extra for drizzling
8 sardines, cleaned, flattened out and backbone removed and washed thoroughly
juice of 1 lemon
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PREPARATION:
1. To make the salad, place the egg yolk in a bowl, beat in the oil and vinegar and stir in the onion, garlic, parsley, capers, chickpeas and avocado. Season to taste.
2. To cook the sardines, heat the butter in a small pan, add the chilli and shallots and cook until softened but not coloured. Fold in parsley, coriander, garlic, and season with salt and ground black pepper. Sprinkle with olive oil and spread over the flesh side of the fish.
3. Roll up the sardines and secure with two small wooden cocktail sticks (ensure that you have soaked the cocktail sticks in water first, to stop them from burning).
4. Place in a pre-heated oven 200C/gas mark 6 and cook for 10 minutes. Place the sardines on a plate and drizzle with oil and lemon juice.
5. To serve, pile salad on to each serving plate and place two sardine rolls on top.
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PREP/COOK INFORMATION:
Prep time:
20 minutes
Cook time:
10 minutes
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Source: Seafood Week
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