Greek Baked Sardines Recipe

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta provides a similar creamy texture with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is less expensive while still offering good cooking properties.

fresh sardines

🥗Healthier: mackerel

💰Cheaper: canned sardines

Canned sardines are more affordable and have a similar flavor.

black pepper

🥗Healthier: white pepper

💰Cheaper: black pepper blend

Black pepper blend offers a similar taste at a lower cost.

Clean the sardines by removing the scales and guts, rinse under water.

In a bowl, add chopped tomatoes.

Add 1 teaspoon of dried oregano.

Add 1 minced clove of garlic.

Season with salt and black pepper, and mix well.

Place the tomato sauce in a baking dish.

Place the sardines in the baking dish.

Add some garlic on top of the sardines.

Sprinkle with oregano.

Drizzle with olive oil.

Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan).

Bake for 15-17 minutes, longer if the sardines are larger.

Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the dish before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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