Humble canned sardines get a makeover with lemon, fresh chives, cracked black pepper, and hot sauce. Fresh grilled or roasted sardines can be treated to the same preparation.
Serves 1 to 2. Recipe is easily multiplied.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 can skinless, boneless sardines, preferably packed in olive oil
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 lemon
- Freshly ground coarse black pepper
- 2 to 3 fresh chives, finely chopped
- Hot sauce
Preparation:
Place the sardines on a serving plate and drizzle with a little olive oil. Squeeze the lemon over the sardines, then grind the black pepper over them.
Top the sardines with the snipped chives, and dot each with hot sauce. Enjoy!