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Home » Fish and Seafood Recipes » Sardines With Beetroot And Blueberry Salsa

Sardines With Beetroot And Blueberry Salsa

Author: Karon Grieve Published : August 2019

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sardines with blueberry salsa
sardines with beetroot and blueberry salsa

Simple baked sardines with beetroot and blueberry salsa makes a delicious meal at any time and is packed with goodness and super healthy too.

baked sardines with blueberry and beetroot salsa on plate

I love sardines, both those from a tin (can’t beat them on toast) to fresh sardines. I really developed a taste for those when I worked in The Algarve a good few years ago. These sardines with beetroot and blueberry salsa are just my thing.

This is a super healthy dish, the sardines being packed with Omega 3 oils and all sorts of goodies, then throw in beetroot and blueberries and you’re ticking all sorts of healthy boxes.

sardines on baking tray coming out of oven

Ingredients for this dish

4 sardines plus the juice and zest of a lemon,  fresh dill, Dijon mustard and a tablespoon of olive oil.

You will want to flatten out the sardine fillets and spread with this mixture then grill for three minutes on each side.

It’s Salsa Time!

For the salsa, you will need one cooked beetroot chopped (either cook your own or buy prepacked but make sure it isn’t in vinegar), blueberries, a spring onion, a garlic clove crushed, pinch of dried chilli flakes, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.

For the salsa you just mix all this up in a bowl making sure to burst those blueberries and let the flavour escape. Cover with clingfilm and pop into the fridge for at least half an hour to an hour to allow the flavours to develop.

close up of the beetroot and blueberry salsa with sardines behind

Serve the sardines with beetroot and blueberry salsa with a side salad and crusty bread, baked potato or whatever you fancy.

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baked sardines with blueberry and beetroot salsa on plate

Baked Sardines With Beetroot and Blueberry Salsa

Karon Grieve
A simple and healthy recipe that makes the perfect light lunch
4 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 6 mins
Total Time 21 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 2 people
Calories 345 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 4 sardine fillets
  • 1/2 lemon juice and zest
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp chopped dill

Salsa

  • 1 beetroot cooked beetroot
  • 2 tbsp blueberries
  • 1 spring onion minced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • pinch dried chilli flakes
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Mix the dill, mustard, lemon juice and zest with olive oil and spread on sardines
  • Grill 3 minutes each side
  • Salsa
  • Mix all ingredients in a small bowl and break up the blueberries
  • Cover with clingfilm and pop into fridge for 30 minutes
  • Serve salsa with grilled sardines, salad and crusty bread

Nutrition

Calories: 345kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 20gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 63mgPotassium: 474mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 261IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 337mgIron: 2mg
My Top Tips*Always read the full recipe first. *Assemble all your ingredients and everything you need before you start. *For baking check the size of tins I’m using as this makes a big difference to your cakes. * I use medium sized eggs unless otherwise stated. * I use extra virgin olive oil unless otherwise stated. * I use unsalted butter unless otherwise stated. * Check out My Preserving Kit!
Keyword salsa, sardines
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Filed Under: ALL RECIPES, Fish and Seafood Recipes, Main Dishes, Summer

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Comments

  1. Brian Tonelli says

    September 6, 2019 at 4:34 pm

    4 stars
    Really an original pairing!! Also good using a delicate evoo from Liguria. Well done.

    Reply

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