Grilled sardines with peppers and wholemeal bread

Ingredients

For 1 serving

• Sardines150 g
• Bell peppers1
• Whole wheat bread40 g
• Extra virgin olive oil6 g
• Parsleyto taste
• Lemon0.5
• Saltto taste

Contains: gluten, fish,

In season: June – September

Method

1. Wash the pepper, remove the stalk, seeds and white membranes and cut it into strips about 3 cm wide. Heat a griddle or ridged pan over medium-high heat.
2. Grill the pepper strips for 8–10 minutes, turning often, until soft and charred in places; set aside on a plate.
3. Meanwhile, if the sardines aren't cleaned, remove the heads and guts, rinse and pat dry; you can leave them whole or open them flat.
4. Turn the heat to high and grill the sardines for 2 minutes per side, until the skin is crisp and the flesh comes away from the bone.
5. Make a dressing with the oil, lemon juice, chopped parsley and a pinch of salt; spoon it over the sardines and peppers and serve with the wholemeal bread.