Grilled sardines

• 8 × sardine, cleaned
• 30 ml olive oil
• 1 × lemon, in eighths
• 2 × garlic clove, halved
• 10 g parsley, chopped

Method

1. 1

   Rinse the sardines in cold water and pat dry. Rub the hot grill grate with half a garlic clove and oil it thinly.

2. 2

   Brush the fish thinly with oil and place close together on the grate. Grill over medium heat for 3–4 minutes per side, turning only once.

3. 3

   Peel the top skin off any sardines whose skin has browned too much. Drizzle with sea salt, lemon juice and parsley.

4. 4

   Serve immediately while hot with lemon wedges and bread. Sardines taste best on the day they are bought.