Sardines on toast

16 INGREDIENTS • 7 STEPS • 35MIN

Sardines on toast

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Try giving Tom Kerridge's twist on the retro British favourite, sardines on toast, a go. It's featured on his TV show, and accompanying book, Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain. Tune into ITV to see more recipes from the show. “Fresh sardines are a real treat when they’re in season”, says Tom, who visits the sardine fishermen himself on the show. “This is next-level sardines on toast.”
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Try giving Tom Kerridge's twist on the retro British favourite, sardines on toast, a go. It's featured on his TV show, and accompanying book, Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain. Tune into ITV to see more recipes from the show. “Fresh sardines are a real treat when they’re in season”, says Tom, who visits the sardine fishermen himself on the show. “This is next-level sardines on toast.”
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Tom Kerridge
We’ve teamed up with top chef Tom Kerridge to bring you a selection of delicious and easy recipes using our exceptional fresh produce.

35MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
4 slices
M&S Collection crafted sourdough bread, sliced thickly
2 tbsp
M&S extra virgin olive oil
plus extra to drizzle
12
M&S wild Cornish sardines, butterflied
3
large ripe M&S Remarksable Value round tomatoes, sliced thickly
Pickled red onion
1
medium red onion, peeled, thinly sliced
1 tbsp
caster sugar
4 tbsp
red wine vinegar
or sherry vinegar
2 tbsp
flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
Fennel salad (optional)
2
fennel bulbs, trimmed, cut lengthways
1 1/2 tbsp
olive oil
1 clove
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, grated
1
M&S Beldi preserved lemon, peel only, roughly chopped
1
M&S Remarksable Value lemon, juiced
2 tbsp
M&S pitted green hojiblanca olives, roughly chopped
1 tbsp
dill, finely chopped
1 tbsp
chive, finely chopped
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step 1
First prepare the pickled red onion. Put the red onion (1) into a small heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water and leave to stand for 10 minutes. Drain the onion and return to the bowl. Add the sugar (1 tbsp) and vinegar (4 tbsp) and stir well. Season with salt and pepper. Leave the onion to pickle for at least 20 minutes.
step 2
If you are cooking on a barbecue, prepare and heat up about 25 minutes before you intend to start cooking. If using a griddle pan, heat up over a high heat about 5 minutes ahead.
step 3
To make the salad, if serving, brush the fennel (2) slices with olive oil (1 1/2 tbsp) and cook on the barbecue or griddle for 3–5 minutes each side until golden brown and charred. Remove and let cool slightly then cut into small chunks. Mix the remaining olive oil, garlic (1 clove), preserved lemon (1) and lemon (1) juice together in a bowl to make a dressing. Add the olives (2 tbsp), fennel and chopped dill (1 tbsp) and chive (1 tbsp), toss to mix and season with salt and pepper to taste.
step 4
Brush the sourdough (4 slices) slices with the extra virgin olive oil (2 tbsp) on both sides. Barbecue or griddle over a high heat for 2–3 minutes on each side until golden and charred.
step 5
In the meantime, butterfly your sardines (12) and season with salt and pepper and brush with extra virgin olive oil. Cook on the griddle or on a perforated barbecue tray (or directly on the grid) for 1–2 minutes on each side. Drain the pickled red onion, add the chopped parsley (2 tbsp) and toss through.
step 6
Place the toasted sourdough on warmed plates. Lay a few tomato (3) slices on each toast slice and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the fennel salad, if serving, over the tomatoes.
step 7
Arrange 3 sardines on top of each serving and finish with a few pickled red onion slices and a final trickle of extra virgin olive oil. Serve straight away. Recipe from Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain: a Journey Through the Best of British Food (£25, Bloomsbury), available online at Ocado and in selected M&S stores.
step 7 Arrange 3 sardines on top of each serving and finish with a few pickled red onion slices and a final trickle of extra virgin olive oil. Serve straight away.

Recipe from Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain: a Journey Through the Best of British Food (£25, Bloomsbury), available online at Ocado and in selected M&S stores.

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