Marinated sardines with tomato and basil

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Marinated sardines with tomato and basil

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Introduction

A simple and highly nutritious recipe. By marinating the sardines we make the most of their omega-3 oils while by oven-cooking the tomato we reinforce the lycopene’s anti-oxidant properties, so in a few minutes we can prepare a recipe that is both very healthy and very tasty.

Ingredients

For the sardines:
16 sardines
200 g white wine vinegar
200 g brine (1 l water per 100 g salt)
50 g olive oil
8 basil leaves

For the tomato confit:
500 g ripe tomatoes
100 g olive oil
8 basil leaves
Salt
Sugar

For the the basil oil:
300 g olive oil
15 basil leaves

To finish:

Balsamic reduction
Salt flakes

What you need

Oven
Bowl
Hand-whisks
Kitchen pipettes or squeeze bottles

Preparation

Marinated sardines
Tomato confit
Basil oil
Finish and serve

General Information

80ºC | 40 min.
Fish
4 servings

Preparation

Marinated sardines
Tomato confit
Basil oil
Finish and serve

Step 1

Descale the sardines and clean them. Remove the bones and cut each sardine into two fillets.

Step 2

Immerse them in brine for 5 minutes. Remove and dry.

Step 3

Immerse the fillets in white wine vinegar for 20 to 30 minutes. Drain.

Step 4

Finally let the fillets marinate in mild olive oil together with some basil leaves and store in the refrigerator.

Step 1

Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water to allow easy removal of the skin.

Step 2

Chop the tomatoes concassé (diced and without the seeds), and place on an oven tray with 100g of olive oil and 8 basil leaves. Let the tomato confit at 80ºC for 40 minutes. Add salt and sugar to taste.

Step 1

Blend the ingredients to reach a fine texture and an intense green colour.

Step 1

Roll up each sardine fillet leaving a hollow in the centre and fill with the confit tomato.

Step 2

Dress with basil oil, fleur de sel or salt flakes and a drop of balsamic reduction.

Step 3

Decorate one side of the plate with a line of balsamic reduction.

Did you know…?

Sardine is a blue fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which help reduce levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, as well as improving blood flow.