This filling roasted Mediterranean vegetable and sardine salad comes with juicy tomatoes golden sourdough croutons for a lovely lunch option.
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Ingredients
- 1 aubergine, cut into chunks
- 1 courgette, cut into chunks
- 1 red onion, cut into wedges
- 2 fat garlic cloves, bashed with the side of a cook’s knife and peeled
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- Grated zest and juice 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 200g cherry tomatoes
- 2 slices sourdough (or rustic) bread, cut into chunks
- Handful basil leaves
- 1 tin sustainable sardines (we used a 140g tin Ortiz)
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Method
- Heat the oven to 180ºC/gas 6. Put the aubergine, courgette, red onion and garlic in a roasting tin, then add the oregano, lemon zest and some black pepper. Drizzle over 1½ tbsp of the olive oil, then roast for 30 minutes. Remove the tin, toss everything together, then add the tomatoes and roast for 10 minutes more.
- On a separate oven tray, toss the sourdough with the rest of the oil, then bake for 10 minutes or until golden and crisp.
- Add the lemon juice and basil to the roasted veg, then divide between 2 bowls along with the croutons and sardines. Serve warm or at room temperature
Nutrition
- 419kcals Calories
- 20.1g fat (3.6g saturated) Fat
- 19.6g Protein
- 35.9g (11.1g sugars) Carbs
- 8.3g Fibre
- 1g Salt
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