Recipe of the day: Toast with sardines, avo and atchar

Featuring creamy avocado, zesty lemon, spicy atchar, and tender sardines, this dish is perfect for those who crave a savoury start to their day.

In just 25 minutes, you can prepare a satisfying meal that pairs well with a hot cup of coffee or tea.

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Ingredients

• 2 avocados, chopped
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) avocado or olive oil + extra
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) water
• Salt and pepper
• ½ x 400 g jar atchar
• 120 g tin sardines, drained
• 2 slices of bread of your choice, toasted

Method

1. Make the avo mayo by blitzing half of the avocado, 45 ml (3 tbsp) of the lemon juice, oil and water until smooth. Season with salt.
2. Heat the atchar in a frying pan on medium-high until warmed through.
3. Carefully open the sardines and remove the bones, if you like.
4. Add to the pan and spoon over atchar to warm. Take care not to break the sardines.
5. Drizzle the bread with extra oil. Spread with the avo mayo and top with the atchar sardines.
6. Combine the remaining avo with the rest of the lemon juice.
7. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon over the sardines. Scatter with lemon zest.

This recipe was sent by Protactic Strategic Communications on behalf of the South African Avocado Growers’ Association (SAAGA)

Toast with sardines, avo and atchar

• Author: avocado.co.za
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 25 minutes
• Category: Lunch, Dinner
• Method: cook
• Cuisine: South African

Ingredients

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• • 2 avocados, chopped

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• • Zest and juice of 1 lemon

• • 30 ml (2 tbsp) avocado or olive oil + extra

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• • 30 ml (2 tbsp) water

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• • Salt and pepper

• • ½ x 400 g jar atchar

• • 120 g tin sardines, drained

• • 2 slices of bread of your choice, toasted

Instructions

1. Make the avo mayo by blitzing half of the avocado, 45 ml (3 tbsp) of the lemon juice, oil and water until smooth. Season with salt.
2. Heat the atchar in a frying pan on medium-high until warmed through.
3. Carefully open the sardines and remove the bones, if you like.
4. Add to the pan and spoon over atchar to warm. Take care not to break the sardines.
5. Drizzle the bread with extra oil. Spread with the avo mayo and top with the atchar sardines.
6. Combine the remaining avo with the rest of the lemon juice.
7. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon over the sardines. Scatter with lemon zest.

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