Mediterranean Grilled Sardines Recipe Highlights a High-Protein Superfood (6 Ingredients) by 30Seconds Food
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Sardines are a dense superfood that is having its time in the spotlight right now. Trending all over social media and part of the heart-healthy Mediterranean Diet, sardines are a seafood you may want to consider as part of your healthy diet plan.
Sardines are loaded with healthy omega 3 fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and calcium. The oily fish may improve heart health and bone health. The American Heart Association recommends eating oily fish like sardines twice a week.
If you only think of sardines in that rectangular tin, then you haven't tried fresh grilled sardines. This easy grilled sardines recipe will change your mind – and possibly make you a sardine lover.
Here is your shopping list for this high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free seafood recipe: fresh sardines (read about the health benefits of sardines), fresh garlic, olive oil, lemons for juicing and serving, smoked paprika and fresh parsley.
Serve the grilled fish as a healthy appetizer or as a high-protein Mediterranean dinner with your favorite side dishes. If you need more sardines in your life, try this easy sardine salad recipe.
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Marinating Time: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh sardines, scaled and gutted
Marinade
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Garnish
- chopped fresh parsley
- lemon wedges
Here's how to make it:
- Combine all the marinade ingredients. Season with salt and pepper. Put the fish into a plastic zipper bag and pour in the marinade. Let the sardine marinate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Heat a grill to medium-high heat. Remove the sardines from the marinade and cook on the hot grill until charred, about 2 minutes. Flip and continue cooking for about 2 minutes more. (The sardines could also be cooked in a hot cast iron skillet or grill pan.)
- Put the sardines on a serving platter and sprinkle with the parsley. Serve with lemon wedges.
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