They may be small but these fish pack in plenty of nutrition

quiche

  1. Make a sardine quiche with a pastry case, some onions and red chilli fried in olive oil, some seasoned beaten eggs, a tin of sardines and some thyme and cook in the oven for half an hour at 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4.

  2. Sardines make a great pizza topping.

  3. Hungry and in a hurry? Tinned sardines on toast with a little balsamic vinegar make a satisfying snack.

  4. Bump up your salad’s nutrition credentials by adding some sardines.

  5. Combine some seasoned mashed potato with broken-up sardines and some chopped, fried spring onions and shape into fishcakes. Dip each one in some beaten egg before coating in flour and frying on each side until golden.

  6. Cook up a tasty and quick pasta sauce by frying some chopped garlic and chilli in olive oil and adding some chopped fresh tomatoes and broken-up sardines.