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Ingredients
- 8 fresh whole sardines, cleaned inside and out and deboned (see Tips)
- 1 lemon, cut into 8 slices and each slice cut into halves
- 1 tsp salt, plus extra to season
- 200 g vine-ripened cherry tomatoes
- 180 g couscous, rinsed and drained
- 180 g brown onion, cut into halves
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 ½ tbsp oil
- 330 g boiling water
- 1 tsp raw sugar
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp dried chilli flakes
- 100 g pitted black olives, cut into halves
- 30 g caper berries
- 400 g canned crushed tomatoes
- 130 g water
- mixed leaf salad, to serve
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 2050 kJ / 488 kcal
- Protein
- 37.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 42.9 g
- Fat
- 16.8 g
- Saturated Fat
- 16.7 g
- Fibre
- 7.4 g
- Sodium
- 2523.1 mg
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