Spanish sardines on toast

Wonderful recipe. Elevates the humble sardine to a delicious light lunch or tapa. A glass of chilled white wine is also essential.

So satisfying. I use oil from the sardines and instead of cooking the garlic, I rub it raw on the toast before placing everything on top. Revelation.

Very easy, very tasty, and a cheap way to get some more oily fish in your diet. I can see this becoming a weekly staple for me

I use boneless sardines in olive oil and use the drained oil to cook the garlic and chilli. I sometimes add olives

Sardines is healthy blue fish, not like somes swordfish or tuna, are big fish with high % of mercury...The south of spain in the "Chiringuitos" (restaurants in the beach) we just cook grilled with coarse salt, is delicius.

@peteryyz I really appreciate your positive feedback, thank you! Do you ever get the impression that some folks on this board take things a tad too seriously?

@ Ian. ..Your comment on the comment "What exactly is Spanish about this???" is genius!..thank you:-) ps: It's so refreshing to see somebody on here who knows how to spell 'Definitely' properly...thank you Ian,you're a breath of fresh air on here. pps:...This dish is lovely by the way

On Gran Canaria there are two towns, Sardina del Norte and Sardina del Sud. I lived on the island for 16 months and have eaten a dish like this in both of these places. (Also when I lived in Sesimbra in Portugal). There is not any Appellation Controlée on this dish.

This is a very tasty dish, I think I would add some finely chopped cherry tomatoes for their lycopene to make it even more healthy.

This recipe is very Spanish and very delicious. Just think Sardinia is not that far from Spain, hence the name. By the way, fresh sardines are even more popular on the Coasta del Sol but canned fish of high quality is served at many tapas bars in Spain. Sardines are also very low in mercury because of their size and life span. Good hi quality protein with all the right fats.