Sardines with green olive tapenade

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
12 Fresh fillets of sardine; skin on
4 tablespoons Olive oil
1 medium Courgette; cut into chunks
1 large Bunc rocket; picked and chopped
2 Plum tomatoes; peeled, seeded and
; cut into petals
10 Black olives; stoned and halved
100 grams Cooked chick peas
100 grams Green beans; topped, tailed and
; blanched
2 Cloves garlic; peeled and chopped
50 millilitres Extra virgin olive oil
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
100 grams Stoned green olives
2 Cloves garlic; peeled
50 millilitres Extra virgin olive oil; (pureed together in
; a food processor)

Directions

TAPENADE

Heat 2 frying pans at the same time. Spoon 2tbsp of the olive oil into each of them, into one toss the courgettes and into the other place the sardine fillets which you will have seasoned.

Fry the sardine fillets for 1½ minutes on the skin side then turn and fry for 30 seconds on the flesh side, turn off the heat and allow to rest while you finish the courgettes.

Once the courgettes have been sauteed for 2 minutes add the rocket, tomatoes, olives, chick peas, green beans and garlic and toss until the rocket has softened and all is warmed through, season to taste then serve topped with the sardines and tapenade. Spoon the olive oil around and sprinkle with the lemon zest and juices.

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