This was my lunch on the strangest Mother’s Day ever. I was supposed to be cooking lunch for my own Mum but we couldn’t do that due to social distancing, and we live too far away to drive up and chat through the window. But we did FaceTime twice and that was good. Meanwhile, Mother Nature looked after everyone in Dublin with a gorgeous sunny day and this lunch reminded us of holidays. It’s also an easy lunch to do on a weekday – we can do these things while most of us are at home – turn it into an opportunity as my Dad would say!
Sardines and peppers on toast – serves 2
- 2 large roasted red peppers from a jar, torn into pieces
- juice of a lemon, plus some extra lemon wedges to serve if you like
- olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic, halved
- a handful of flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- a pinch of sweet smoked paprika
- 2 large slices of sourdough bread
- 1 small tin of sardines, drained
Put the peppers into a bowl with the lemon juice, 1 tbsp of olive oil, the garlic, parsley, paprika and some salt and pepper. Leave aside while you toast your bread.
Toast the bread and put onto warm plates. Top with roasted peppers, followed by the sardines, then drizzle the liquid from the peppers over the top.
(Original recipe by Janine Ratcliffe in Olive Magazine, March 2016.)
Love this combination, so simple, yet so delicious! 😀
Yes! We’re using all those tins of fish we buy on holidays and then forget about!