Name: Spaghetti with sardines
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 13 min
Ingredients: 200g spaghetti; 1 tin of sardines in oil; 1 clove of garlic; 2 Tbsp raisins; 2 Tbsp pine nuts; 2 Tbsp chopped chives; 2 handful of rocket leaves; Lemon (freshly squeezed)

Spaghetti with sardines

16 Mar 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

3 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

13 minutes

Background

This is a wonderful, quick and easy dish that's perfect for lunch or midweek supper. It takes only 10 minutes to make! If you need to, you can use gluten-free spaghetti or other pasta. Serve it with green salad.

Ingredients

200g spaghetti
1 tin of sardines in oil
1 clove of garlic
2 Tbsp raisins
2 Tbsp pine nuts
2 Tbsp chopped chives
2 handful of rocket leaves
Lemon (freshly squeezed)

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to package instructions.
Meanwhile finely chop the garlic and chives.
Dry fry the pine nuts in a pan, set aside.
Drain the sardines' oil into the pan then fry the garlic in it until soft. Add the fish slices, break them up with a wooden spoon.
Drain the pasta, but keep some of the cooking water - about a small cupful. Add this to the sardines.
Stir in the pine nuts and the raisins. Slide in the pasta, add lemon juice & season to taste. Toss well.
Serve on two plates, add freshly ground pepper and sprinkle with chives .