Name: Healthy sardines on toast
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 50g raisins; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 20g pine nuts; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 long shallot, finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 x 120ml tins sardines in olive oil, drained; ½ tbsp capers, rinsed; 4 slices wholemeal sourdough bread; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; 90g salad leaves, to serve

Two white plates of sardines on toast, scattered with raisins and pine nuts on a wooden table

50g raisins
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
20g pine nuts
1 tbsp olive oil
1 long shallot
finely chopped
1 clove garlic
crushed
2 x 120ml tins sardines in olive oil
drained
½ tbsp capers
rinsed
4 slices wholemeal sourdough bread
2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley
finely chopped
90g salad leaves
to serve

Method

step 1
Put the raisins in a small bowl, cover with the vinegar and set aside for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, put a frying pan over a medium-low heat and cook the pine nuts for 1 minute or until lightly golden then immediately transfer to a plate.
step 2
Put the pan back over the heat and add the oil. Reduce the heat, and cook the shallot and garlic for 5 minutes or until the shallots have softened and are translucent. Add the raisins with the vinegar to the pan along with the pine nuts, sardines and capers. Gently stir together, trying to not to break up the fish, heating through for 5 minutes.
step 3
Meanwhile, toast the bread. Stir the parsley into the sardine mixture and divide between the toasts. Season lightly to taste. Serve with the salad leaves alongside.