Sardines with a zesty salad for a quick lunch [Video]

Ingredients

For the sardines 

12 sardines, cleaned, scaled and washed

1 lemon, juiced

4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Sea salt and ground pepper, add to taste

For the salad 

2 bulbs of fennel, outer leaves removed, washed, finely cut

1 small Spanish onion, cut in half and finely chopped

3 stalks of celery (use the inner stalks as they are sweeter), washed and finely chopped

1-2 tsp smoked chilli, roughly chopped

1/2 bunch of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

Sea salt and ground pepper, add to taste

Method

Step 1. 

Season the sardines with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a fry-pan set over medium heat. Fry sardines for five minutes on each side.

Step 2. 

For the salad, grill one to two chillies on a griddle pan for a couple of minutes on each side until charred.

Step 3. 

Combine chillies and the remaining salad ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Step 4. 

Serve the sardines on a bed …