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Michel Roux Jr's grilled sardines with ham and basil recipe
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Michel Roux Jr's grilled sardines with ham and basil recipe

12 ingredients 20 min + 15 min 6 people openrecipes

A little fish that packs a serious punch of flavour, this recipe takes sardines on toast to another level. The relish can be kept refrigerated for up to 5 days.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

575
Calories
55g
Protein
26g
Fat
29g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Sardine 100g canned drained 208
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Malt not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 36 sardine fillets
  • 1 bunch of basil
  • 1 pepper
  • pinch thin slices of Parma ham sliced in half lengthways
  • 9 large tomatoes
  • 8 shallots, peeled and chopped
  • 3 malt vinegar
  • 2 of tomato paste
  • tbsp muscovado sugar
  • 1 salt and pepper
  • tbsp pinch of chilli powder
  • 2 each of mint, basil and coriander, roughly chopped

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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