On their ‘Iberian’ weeks, Lidl often sell little cartons of Portuguese sardine pate that remind me of summer holidays long since passed. They’ve not had any for a while, so I decided to make my own. Turned out nice.
You will need:
- tin of sardines in spring water
- tablespoon tomato puree
- 2 or 3 tablespoons of very finely chopped or minced onion
- 1 or 2 tablespoons of finely chopped parsley
- half a tablespoon of tomato sauce
- half a tablespoon of olive oil, unless you’re John Paul Getty in which case go for it and use more
- squeeze of lemon juice
- half a teaspoon of chilli powder
- salt and pepper
Strain the sardines and combine all the ingredients. You could whizz it up in a blender but I just mashed it with a fork in a bowl and spread it on crusty bread with cucumber. Delicious!