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Fresh sardines on toast with sweet pickled red onion

This Fresh sardines on toast with sweet pickled red onion recipe uses Plain Flour, Olive Oil, Caster Sugar, Red Wine Vinegar, and Sourdough Bread. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp
• 3 tbsp
• 1 tbsp
• 2 tbsp
• 4 slice

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Place the flour onto a plate and season with a pinch of salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper.

2. 2

   Set aside until the pickled onion is almost ready

3. 3

   For the sweet pickled onion, heat one tablespoon of the oil in a medium non-stick saucepan.

4. 4

   Add the sliced onion and cook over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring regularly until softened but not coloured.

5. 5

   Stir in the sugar, vinegar, capers and cook for a few seconds more, stirring constantly.

6. 6

   Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley.

7. 7

   Heat the remaining oil in a large non-stick frying pan set over a medium high heat.

8. 8

   Fry the sardines for a minute on each side.

9. 9

   To serve, toast the sourdough bread.

10. 10

    Mix the softened butter with the mustard and slather over the hot toast.

11. 11

    Top each piece of toast with a few slices of tomato, a sardine and the warm onion pickle.