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Summer sardines

Lesley Waters from Good Food Live
Fresh sardines make a delicious starter in Lesley Waters's simple but flavourful recipe, perfect for a summer's day

Summer sardines

Method

1. Lay the sardines flat and open, flesh side up, in a shallow wide dish. Pour over the vinegar and leave to stand for 45 minutes.

2. Dry the sardines on kitchen paper and fold back into their original shape.

3. In a large frying pan, preheat the olive oil. Shallow fry the sardines for 2-3 minutes each side with the garlic and thyme leaves.

4. Return the cooked sardines to a clean shallow dish. Season with freshly ground black pepper, drizzle over some olive oil and serve hot or cold with lemon wedges.

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Serves: 4

Prep: 20 min, plus 45 mins marinating
Cook: 6 min

Ingredients
12 sardines, cleaned, boned and the heads removed
300ml white wine vinegar
Olive oil, for shallow-frying, plus extra for drizzling
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp thyme leaves
freshly ground black pepper
lemon wedges