Baked Sardines Stuffed with Spinach

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg of large fresh sardines, scaled, gutted and boned
• 1.5 kg spinach without tough stems
• 100 g butter
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs

• salt

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2. Cook the spinach in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain it by pressing with the back of a spoon to extract as much water as possible and chop it.

3. Heat 80 g of butter in a frying pan and brown the spinach for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add salt, remove from the heat and keep warm.

4. Place the sardines on the work surface, skin side down. Salt them lightly and spread the spinach on top. Roll the sardines and pour the oil into a baking dish, making sure the bottom is well coated.

5. Place the rolled sardines in a single layer, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and a few knobs of butter.

6. Bake for 15 minutes and serve immediately.