Name: Caesar salad with grilled sardines
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 12 whole sardines; 2 bacon rashers, rind removed, sliced crossways; 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil; 2 clove garlic; 2 baby cos lettuce, leaves separated; 100 gram brussels spouts, sliced thinly; 1 flat-leaf parsley; 1/2 cup almonds; lemon wedges, to serve; Dressung; 1 egg; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 tablespoon avocado oil; 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds

Caesar salad with grilled sardines

This Caesar salad recipe from Scott Gooding's book, Clean Living, includes grilled sardines, crisp bacon and brussels sprouts for a healthier, Paleo version of the classic salad.

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

18M

Ingredients

12 whole sardines

2 bacon rashers, rind removed, sliced crossways

1 tablespoon melted coconut oil

2 clove garlic

2 baby cos lettuce, leaves separated

100 gram brussels spouts, sliced thinly

1 flat-leaf parsley

1/2 cup almonds

lemon wedges, to serve

Dressung

1 egg

1/4 cup olive oil

1 tablespoon avocado oil

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds

Method

1.Preheat a stove grill to high; line a large baking tray with foil. Place sardines and bacon on prepared tray.

2.Combine coconut oil and garlic; drizzle mixture over the sardines. Season sardines with ground black pepper.

3.Cook under the grill, turning the sardines once, 5-8 minutes or until the sardines are cooked and the bacon is golden and crisp.

4.Toss the cos lettuce, sprouts, parsley and almonds together in a bowl.

5.Make dressing: combine all ingredients into a bowl; whisk until emulsified. Top the lettuce mix with the sardines and bacon and drizzle the dressing over the salad. Serve warm with lemon wedges.

Photography by Steve Brown for Clean Living by Hachette Publishing.
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