Beans and Sardines

This beautiful and fresh salad bowl, with the healthy addition of Fish4Ever Sardines comes courtesy of @thecornerplot on Instagram.

Ingredients:

1 jar of white beans

1 red onion1 preserved lemon (Belazu)

1/2 cucumberHandful of tomatoes

50 g pitted black olives

1 tsp dried oregano

4 sprigs fresh oregano

Extra virgin olive oil

1/2 lemon

1/4 tsp Aleppo pepper flakes

Sea salt and black pepper

100 g feta cheese

1 can of Fish4Ever sardines

Method:

Drain the beans and wash carefully. Place in a serving bowl.Peel and thinly slice the onion. Cover with cold water and leave while you prepare the salad.Remove the zest from the preserved lemon, and finely slice. Cut the cucumber in half, lengthwise, remove (and discard) the pips using a teaspoon, and dice.

Cut the tomatoes into bite-size pieces. Place in the bowl with the beans.Add the drained onions, olives, fresh and dried oregano, and Aleppo pepper, and season. Drizzle over extra virgin olive oil and squeeze the juice of half a lemon, and stir carefully.Crumble over the feta and top with the sardines.

Serve with a wedge of lemon juice and plenty of black pepper.