These Canned Sardines with Vegetables, known in Spain as Sardinas en Conserva con Verduras, is what simple and delicious food is all about. We´re talking a ton of great flavors, effort-less to put together and all done in under 30 minutes.
Serve this dish as a tapas appetizer or even as a main course. It works great next to some Garlic Roasted Potatoes and a bottle of Spanish wine. Either way, make sure to serve it next to a crunchy baguette, to mop up all that goodness.
What really flavors the vegetables is the sweet smoked Spanish paprika. Adding the perfect balance of smokiness and a hint of sweetness. You can also add in a little chili powder to the vegetables to give them a spicy kick.
TIPS & TRICKS to Make this Recipe: You can serve this dish warm, at room temperature or even chilled. It will hold in the fridge for up to 3 to 4 days in an air-tight container for future use.
Key Ingredients & Cookware I used in this Recipe:
MY COOKWARE
MY CHEF´S KNIFE
EXTRA VIRGIN SPANISH OLIVE OIL
SWEET SMOKED SPANISH PAPRIKA
SPANISH CANNED SARDINES
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Spanish Canned Sardines with Vegetables
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 45 ml
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 green bell pepper
- 4 tomatoes
- 1 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika
- 10 black pitted olives
- 2 cans sardines in olive oil 4.2 oz / 120 grams each
- pinch sea salt
- dash black pepper
- handful fresh parsley
Instructions
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Thinly slice the onion, roughly chop the garlic, thinly slice the bell pepper and finely grate the tomatoes
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Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in the olive oil
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After a couple of minutes add in the chopped vegetables, except for the grated tomato, mix every 30 seconds so everything evenly sautees, after 6 to 7 minutes and vegetables are lightly sauteed, add in the paprika, quickly mix together, then add in the grated tomatoes, the black olives (thinly sliced) and season with sea salt & black pepper, mix together and then simmer without mixing
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Once the grated tomatoes have slightly thickened, about 5 to 6 minutes, remove the pan from the heat, transfer into a large serving dish
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Crack open the cans of sardines, gently remove the sardines and add over the vegetables, all in a single layer, give each one a gentle flip so they´re fully coated in the mixture, sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley, enjoy!
Recipe Notes
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Will J
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After you’ve made this a few times according to to Alberto’s excellent instructions, you can start thinking of this as more of a technique than a recipe. I add a red bell pepper because I think that the green one is lonely all by itself. I’ve substituted canned tomato sauce for the grated tomatoes in one version and in another version I made it with a pint of whole cherry tomatoes (gently smash them after about 7 minutes and add a few extra minutes to the simmer time at the end). I make a batch of the vegetables and portion it out and refrigerate it. When future me wants dinner, I gently reheat the vegetables and marry them to the sardines.
05 . May . 2024Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment 🙂 Much love
05 . May . 2024Christine
06 . Apr . 2024My family is trying to consume more canned sardines, because they are healthy, economical and sustainable. But we were not that excited about them, until we tried this recipe! This is delicious! I used canned tomatoes instead of fresh and green olives instead of black. So tasty, fast and easy. We enjoyed this with a loaf of crusty sourdough bread. Next time I’ll try it with your recipe for roasted potatoes. Thank you!
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04 . Sep . 2023Jared
Could you use the olive oil from the sardine tins to cook the veggies?
07 . Aug . 2023Spain on a Fork
If you like! I just prefer to use a higher quality EVOO to cook the vegetables 🙂 Much love
07 . Aug . 2023Ramya
Cant wait to make this soon for me can i use tofu and skip green bell pepper as am not a big fan of green bell pepper i never had spanish canned sardines with vegetables before perfect for my after office meals love your recipes as always brightens up my day everyday after work
07 . Aug . 2023Spain on a Fork
Sounds great Ramya! Thanks for the comment 🙂 Much love
07 . Aug . 2023