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.

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.