Appetizer

Pan-Fried Sardine Bruschetta with Green Tomato Caponata & Crispy Breadcrumb

Name: Pan-Fried Sardine Bruschetta with Green Tomato Caponata & Crispy Breadcrumb
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 4 whole fresh sardines (about 6 ounces total), cleaned and gutted; 1 small eggplant, cut into ½-inch dice; 6 ounces green tomatoes, cut into ½-inch dice; 3 tablespoons capers, roughly chopped; ¼ cup green olives, pitted and roughly chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; 4 slices rustic bread (½-inch thick); ½ cup Italian breadcrumbs, toasted in a dry pan for 2 minutes; Fine sea salt; Red pepper flakes

Whole fresh sardines pan-fried whole to a golden crust sit atop toasted bread spread with a quick green tomato caponata (eggplant, capers, olives). Crispy breadcrumbs and a drizzle of burned olive oil complete this intermediate showstopper.

873calper serving 30gprotein 61gcarbs 59gfat 18min prep 22min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this