Sardina Vegetale

This is a recipe for sardines with oven-roasted vegetables. Sardines are said to be the one of the healthiest and most-sustainable fish. Serve over couscous or with Italian bread and olive oil.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 335 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil, divided
• ¼ onion, sliced
• ½ eggplant, cut into cubes
• 2 zucchini, cut into cubes
• 1 cup garbanzo beans
• 1 yellow squash, cut into cubes
• ¼ cup kalamata olives
• 4 teaspoons dried rosemary, divided
• 8 ounces sardines
• 1 cup feta cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Spread 1 teaspoon coconut oil into the bottom of a cast iron skillet or baking dish. Add eggplant, zucchini, garbanzo beans, yellow squash, onion, kalamata olives, and garlic to cast iron skillet. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons rosemary over vegetable mixture and toss to coat vegetables in oil.

Step 3

Bake vegetables in the preheated oven on the bottom rack until slightly tender, about 20 minutes.

Step 4

Heat the remaining coconut oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat; place sardines in the hot oil and sprinkle with garlic powder and the remaining rosemary. Fry sardines until heated through, about 5 minutes. Top roasted vegetables with sardines and feta cheese.