Gourmet Lemon Pepper Sardine Toasts With Ricotta
These gourmet toasts make for a perfect lunch option or appetizer. Get a solid dose of nutrition (including Omega-3s!) without worrying about sustainability or mercury content.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 2 slices of your fave fresh bread, lightly toasted
- 2 heaping TBSP ricotta cheese
- 2 oz canned sardines, preferably marinated in extra virgin olive oil with cracked black pepper If not already marinated in cracked black pepper, you can add it yourself
- Juice of half a lemon
Optional extras
- Squash Blossoms
- Sugar snap peas
- Microgreens
- Thinly sliced radishes
Instructions
- Spread 1 TBSP of ricotta on each slice of toasty bread (more if desired, go nuts).
- Evenly disperse the fillets of sardines between the toasts, laying them over the ricotta.
- If your sardines weren't already marinating in a cracked black pepper marinade, crack a generous amount of black pepper over the toasts.
- Garnish with optional seasonal garnishes, like squash blossoms, sugar snap peas, and/or microgreens.
- Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the toasts.
