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Sardine escabeche with tapenade crostini
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Sardine escabeche with tapenade crostini

17 ingredients 20 min + 10 min 4 as a starter openrecipes
Sardine escabeche with tapenade crostini

Escabeche is where fish or meat is marinated after rather than before cooking. The marinade is quite acidic, so it's brilliant for oily fish, says MasterChef judge John Torode

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

606
Calories
56g
Protein
36g
Fat
16g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Anchovy 100g 210
Sardine 100g canned drained 208
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Saffron not in our table 0
Brandy 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

  • pinch saffron
  • 200ml white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 20 sardine fillets
  • 1 large shallot , sliced finely into rings
  • 2 garlic cloves , sliced
  • 2 carrots , peeled and finely sliced (you can cut grooves down the carrot before slicing for a prettier presentation)
  • olive oil
  • ½ bunch thyme , picked
  • 200g pitted black olives
  • 30g large capers , drained
  • 1 garlic clove , chopped
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • 20g anchovy fillets
  • 1 tsp brandy
  • small handful flat-leaf parsley , roughly chopped
  • ½ baguette , sliced thinly and toasted

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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