Grilled Fresh Sardines

Difficulty:
1/5

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 12 Fresh sardines, cleaned, head and tails left on
  • 1/4 cup of coarse sea salt (62ml)
  • 2 tablespoons of freshly ground black pepper (30ml)
  • 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil (45ml)
  • 12 Lemon wedges

Directions

  1. Rinse the sardines under cold water. Drain and blot dry with a clean towel. Pour the olive oil overtop of the sardines and toss them gently to coat. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper on both sides.
  2. Preheat the grill to medium high heat. If you can’t hold you hand over the heat for 5 steamboats the grill is too hot. Lower the heat and let it cool a bit.
  3. Cook the sardines for approximately two minutes per side.
  4. Serve hot with lemon wedges.