Griddled Sardines With Tomato And Caper Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
200 g tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
2 teaspoons capers
fresh ground black pepper
4 sardines, gutted, gills, head, tail and backbone removed
1 tablespoon olive oil

Preparation

For the tomato and caper sauce, heat the olive oil in a small pan, add all the remaining sauce ingredients and cook over a gentle heat for five minutes, or until the tomatoes have softened slightly.
For the sardines, rub the sardines with oil. Heat a griddle pan until smoking hot and griddle the sardines for 1-2 minutes on each side, or until cooked through.
To serve, place the toasted bread onto a serving plate, top with the griddled sardines and pour over the tomato and caper sauce.