Sardines on toast with tomatoes and lemon

Name: Sardines on toast with tomatoes and lemon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 0.5 Bread, 4 thick slices, sourdough if you have it; 0.1 Garlic, a halved clove; 15 ml Olive oil; 200 g Cherry tomatoes, halved; 240 g Tinned sardines, two tins in olive oil, drained; 0.5 Lemons, zest and juice; 0.5 g Dried chilli flakes, optional; 5 g Fresh parsley, chopped; 1 g Black pepper

Proper sardines on toast, Mediterranean style: garlicky toast piled with sardines, crushed tomatoes, lemon and parsley. A five-minute starter or light lunch.

Ingredients

0.5 Bread, 4 thick slices, sourdough if you have it
0.1 Garlic, a halved clove
15 ml Olive oil
200 g Cherry tomatoes, halved
240 g Tinned sardines, two tins in olive oil, drained
0.5 Lemons, zest and juice
0.5 g Dried chilli flakes, optional
5 g Fresh parsley, chopped
1 g Black pepper

Method

Toast the bread, then rub each slice with the cut side of the garlic and drizzle with a little oil.
Warm the rest of the oil in a frying pan and cook the tomatoes until they soften and burst. Add the sardines, breaking them up a little, and warm through.
Pile onto the toast, add a squeeze of lemon, the zest, parsley, pepper and a pinch of chilli for those who want it.