Chris Mooneys Sardine Tartines Platter Recipes

PIQUILLO PEPPER AND SARDINE TARTINES

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Brush both sides of each bread slice lightly with olive oil. Arrange bread slices on small baking sheet. Broil until beginning to color, about 1 minute per side. Rub 1 side of each bread slice with cut side of garlic and cool.
• Place bread slices, garlic side up, on serving platter. Divide sardines among bread slices. Spread out sardines in thin layer. Sprinkle a few drops of sriracha sauce over each, if desired, then a few drops of lemon juice. Top each tartine with onion slices, several capers, then strip of drained piquillo pepper. Garnish platter with lemon wedges and serve.
• What to Drink:
• With the tartines, pour a refreshing Albariño, a white wine from Spain. We like the Carballal 2008 "Sete Cepas" from Rías Baixas ($15). The wine's mineral notes are balanced beautifully by stone-fruit flavors.

SARDINE TOASTS WITH TOMATO AND SWEET ONION

Steps:

• Toast the bread under a broiler (on both sides) or in the toaster.
• While the toast is still warm, immediately rub it (aggressively!) with the cut side of the garlic clove, then spread toast generously with butter. Top butter with tomato slices and lightly salt them.
• Top tomatoes with sardines and then onion slices. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice, then season with more salt and pepper. Garnish with basil if you like and serve immediately.

CHRIS MOONEY'S SARDINES TARTINES PLATTER

Steps:

• Open the tins of sardines, drain off the excess oil, and set the tins in the middle of a lovely, long platter. Halve the baguette lengthwise, then cut into pieces. Toast them, and arrange around the sardines. Cut the lemon into wedges and pile on the platter as well. Serve with a pot of cold (preferably unpasteurized) butter and pepper for grinding over top.

JALAPENO AND SARDINE TARTINES

Steps:

• Brush each slice of bread, both sides lightly with olive oil or spray lightly with "No Oil".
• Place slices under the broiler for apprx 1 minute each side or until the slices area very light brown.
• Place the slices on a large platter and evenly distribute the finely chopped garlic on top of each slice.(or if you are not really a garlic lover just rub each slice with a clove of garlic).
• Carefully remove the sardines from the cans trying not to break the filets.
• Sprinkle sardines with lemon juice.
• Top the baquette slices with the sardine filets.
• Place a couple of rings of onion on top then 3 capers on each.
• Finally sprinkle on the finely chopped Jalapenos.
• Garnish the platter with some parsley & Lemon wedges.
• Serve & enjoy.

GRILLED SARDINE TARTINES WITH ONION AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• Place fish, skin side down, in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Whisk 2 tablespoons olive oil and next 4 ingredients in small bowl. Spread herb mixture over fish. Cover and chill at least 2 hours and up to 8 hours.
• Spray grill with nonstick spray. Preheat barbecue (medium heat). Brush onion slices with olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill onions until just tender and slightly charred, about 2 minutes per side. Grill bread slices until slightly charred, about 1 minute per side. Spread 1 side of each bread slice with butter. Sprinkle fish with fleur de sel and pepper. Grill fish until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side. Remove bones from fish.
• Place arugula in medium bowl. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil and lemon juice and toss; season to taste with fleur de sel and pepper. Arrange 3 arugula leaves atop each bread slice; top with grilled onions. Top onions on each bread slice with 2 sardines or 1 trout or branzino fillet, trimming fish to fit. Garnish with lemon wedges and serve.