Why am I loving raw food so much lately? Is it because the less agressively we treat fresh ingredients, the best we get out of them?
These old systems to preserve food such as: marinating, smoking, salting... are being so wise and so careful with the food. I'm liking them a lot!
This recipe is really easy and tasteful but (if there is a but) takes a bit of time. Properly speaking is not raw food... it's been marinated first and macerated after; and the process takes 6 hours. Once you are through this, preparing the dish takes nothing.
Now that Spring is here fresh sardines are in their best moment, they are so tasteful and succulent! And the combo with veggies is amazing... give it a try and tell me about it. My mom spent all lunch time repeating again and again how good these were and made me promise I would prepare them again for next Thursday!!!
Ingredients for 4 servings: 20 fresh sardines, half a glass of Sherry vinegar, 2 tablespoons of soya sauce, half a glass of extra virgin olive oil plus 4 tablespoons, 1 garlic clove, 1 zucchini, 1 carrot, 1 green pepper, 1 tomatoe, salt and black ground pepper. Vinaigrette ingredients: 8 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons of sherry vinegar, 2 table spoons of soya sauce, 1 spring of fresh parsley (minced), salt and pepper.
- Scale sardines and wash under tap water. Using your fingers take their heads off and open them in half. Take the bone away and reserve their meat in a recipient. If you feel you cannot do it, then ask your fishmonger to prepare them for you.
- Make layers with them inside a recipient and pour the sherry vinegar on top covering them. Reserve for 2 hours in the fridge. After the 2 hours, strain and macerate with the extra virgin olive oil and soya sauce for 4 hours.
- Wash and cut the veggies in small dices. Prepare a sauce pan with a bit of olive oil and poach the garlic first, when fragant, add the pepper, carrot and zucchini. When tender, add salt and pepper and reserve.
- Get the vinaigrette ready.
- Prepare the dish: with the help of a tooth pick tie the sardines and place the veggies inside.
- Pour the vinaigrette on top and serve cool.
This is another example of a Mediterranean diet dish... all so healthy and rich! I know all my Greek foodie friends will love this dish... don't you? A toast to you: Peter M, Maria, Ivy, Johanna, Peter G, Laurie, Elly... and more!
Eat well :D
Eat well :D
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