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Main course · British

Cornish Sardines with Tomato and Caper Sauce

30 min Serves 4 ~394 kcal/serving ~£6.20 (£1.55/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-freePescatarian

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Ingredients

  • 500 g sardine fillets
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 500 g new potatoes

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
394 kcal
Protein
28.2 g
Carbohydrate
22.3 g
of which sugars
4.2 g
Fat
21.1 g
of which saturates
4.3 g
Fibre
3.2 g
Salt
0.53 g

Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.

Method

  1. 1

    Boil the new potatoes for 15-18 minutes until tender, then drain.

  2. 2

    Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and cook the crushed garlic for 1 minute.

  3. 3

    Add the chopped tomatoes and capers and simmer for 10 minutes until the tomatoes have broken down into a sauce.

  4. 4

    Season the sardine fillets and nestle them into the sauce, then cover and cook for 4-5 minutes until just cooked through.

  5. 5

    Check the sardines flake easily.

  6. 6

    Serve the sardines and sauce with the new potatoes.

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