Oatmeal. Kale chips. Sardines. Those are my foods! Today I’m sharing with you a sardine salad that I made for lunch this week that was just above-and-beyond the best tasting one I’ve ever made. I can’t quite put my finger on what made it so good, but I think I just added everything in the right proportions. Here’s how I made it!
Chop up your veggies finely.
Then, add the drained sardines to a mixing bowl.
And mash them well! Don’t look.
Add the mayo, mustard, and seasonings, and mix around. I think the two tablespoons of mayo plus the Honeycup mustard is part of the key to perfecting the flavor of this recipe.
Add the veggies and pimento peppers and mix well.
Scoop up with Red, Hot, Blues, crackers, raw veggies, collard green wraps, a tortilla, or a fork!
The Very Best Sardine Salad
Ingredients
- 1 can of lemon sardines or plain is fine, drained
- 1/4 cucumber chopped fine
- 1/4 green bell pepper chopped fine
- 4 baby carrots or one small carrot chopped fine
- 2 level tbsp mayo
- 1 heaping tsp sweet sharp mustard such as Honeycup
- 1 tbsp chopped pimento peppers
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add fish to a mixing bowl and mash.
- Top with mayo, mustard and seasonings. Mix well.
- Add veggies and peppers and stir.
- Serve with chips, crackers, raw veggies or on top of a salad.
For more sardines info and to see them in person, check out my sardines post and video below!
Nikita says
I think you forgot to mention tsp or tbsp for smoked paprika
KathEats says
Teaspoon – thanks!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Sardines are pure comfort food!
Danielle @ Wild Coast Tales says
I was at a cooking class a few weeks ago and we put sardines and capers in our salad dressing. It added such a good bite and strong flavour!
tasteaholics says
I’m always making tuna salads but simply eating my sardines out of the can with old bay. I never though to try to make a salad out of them. Great idea! I’ll give it a try. Thanks for sharing
Carole from Carole's Chatter says
Hi Kath, this is great. I hope you bring it over to Food on Friday: Free For All. Cheers from Carole’s Chatter
Kori says
Matt and I loved this last night! We especially were pleased with how much the additional ingredients stretched out the portion of just one tin of sardines. We both LOVE sardines, so this will be made many times to come. We ordered our favorite sardines in lemon oil from World Market, so we’ll use it the next time we whip up your recipe. 🙂 Thank you!
Melissa Smith says
Okay, I finally bought my Sardine can “without looking.” They are sitting on my counter waiting for their turn in line. Now I have to make it without looking! I’m 41 and I’m gonna do this!!! 🙂
Melissa says
Just reporting back with success! If only I had thought as sardines as glorified tuna this would not have taken as long. I’d like to try your canned salmon salad but have had bad luck with canned salmon and those bones Do you (or anybody) have any good brands you recommend that do a good job of debone-ing??
Joyce says
Crown Prince Natural Wild Caught Skinless and Boneless Sardines in Water or Olive Oil