Salad of Baby Spinach, Sardines and Pine Nuts
Updated October 6, 2020
- Total Time
- 20 minutes
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Ingredients
6 tablespoons olive oil, plus oil for baking sheet
½ cup pine nuts
8 whole fresh sardines, gutted but not boned
Juice of 2 lemons
Sea salt
ground black pepper
6 cups baby spinach, rinsed and dried
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat broiler. Brush a baking sheet with a little of the oil. Put 2 tablespoons oil in a small sauté pan, add pine nuts. Cook on low, stirring frequently, until lightly browned. Set aside.
- Step 2
Rinse and dry sardines, place on the baking sheet and dribble with 2 tablespoons oil and half the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Broil sardines until lightly browned, turning once, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from heat.
- Step 3
Place spinach in a shallow serving bowl, add remaining 2 tablespoons oil, remaining lemon juice, the pine nuts and salt and pepper to taste. Toss. Arrange sardines on top and serve.
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