Sardines on toast with roasted tomatoes is a tasty option to get in your omega 3 fish oils for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack or an appetizer!

Sardines and Roasted Tomatoes on Toast

Course: Appetizers and Snacks, Breakfast, Main Dish
Cuisine: Seafood
Keyword: Easy
Cooking Method: Oven
Condition: Dairy Free, Diabetes, Nut Free, PCOS
Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pint tomato cherry
  • 4 cloves garlic peeled, whole
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp thyme chopped
  • 2 slices bread rustic sourdough
  • 1 4 oz can sardines boneless, skinless
  • black pepper
  • balsamic glaze

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, and thyme in a small baking dish. Bake for 30-40 minutes until tomatoes are soft and garlic is caramelized.
  • While tomatoes are in the oven, toast the bread. Flake the sardines and spread on the toast. Top with tomato mixture, fresh cracked pepper, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

Nutrition

Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 9g | Sodium: 463mg | Potassium: 790mg | Fiber: 6g

This quick and easy, dietitian-approved sardines recipe is a fabulous recipe to try for heart health and/or diabetes management.  For more resources, blogs, and recipes for heart health and diabetes management, take a look at this page.

Sardines Health Benefits

In addition to all the omega 3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, protein, sardines are also a good source of calcium.

An award winning recipe developer, Dietitian Kaitlin’s mission is to empower others to reach their health goals by encouraging them to get back into the kitchen. Co-author of Nourished: 10 Ingredients to Happy, Healthy Eating and Cooking with Diabetes.