Sardines filled with almonds, tomato and thyme
Equipment
- oven
- cutter / mixer
- pan
Ingredients
- 12 sardines cleaned (head, guts and bone removed)
- 40 gr raw almonds
- 30 gr breadcrumbs
- 4 tbl spoon passata
- 1 tea spoon thyme
- 1 tbl spoon olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 bunch cherry tomatoes
- 6 bay leaf
To prepare the sauce:
- 2 tomatoes middle size
- ½ onion
- 1 tea spoon thyme
- 1 tbl spoon capers
- 2 clove garlic
- 1 tbl spoon olive oil
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Fill and roll up sardines:
- The sardines have been cleaned. Head, guts and bone have been removed, only the tail remains.
- Place the raw almonds, breadcrumbs, passata, thyme and olive oil in a mixer / cutter and mix until homogeneous. This should not be liquid but firm in structure. Add additional almonds or breadcrumbs if necessary. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Place the sardines skin side down. Spoon a spoonful of the puree onto the sardines and now roll up from the top to the tail. Set them aside on a plate. If they do not stay rolled up (eg with small sardines), you can stick a wooden skewer through them.
- Preheat the oven to 180º.
To prepare the sauce:
- Cut the tomatoes into small cubes. Shred the cloves of garlic. Cut the onion into small pieces.
- Put a tablespoon of olive oil in a pan and sauté the onion together with the garlic. Add the tomato and thyme. Stir well and season with salt and pepper. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the capers.
- Put this sauce in the bottom of an oven dish. Add the rolled sardines. Push the bay leaves between the sardines into the sauce. Place the tomatoes on the vine between the sardines. Drizzle with a little olive oil. Sprinkle the sardines with some extra breadcrumbs and ground almonds.
- Place the dish in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
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by Patricia
I am Patricia, energetic 40'er, architect, business manager and food blogger. Living in Andalusia but from Flanders - Belgium. Mother of 2 active and creative kids who, together with my husband Geert, form the tasting team of the first order!
Cooking has become a passion. Everything starts with devising an original recipe and that’s when my love for food photography & styling comes across…
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