Sardine Rillettes

Name: Sardine Rillettes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 213 grams sardines, packed in olive oil, drained; 71 grams Neufchâtel cheese or cream cheese; 59 milliliters minced shallots (or minced red onions that have soaked in lemon juice for 3 minutes); 1 scallions (green onions), white and light green parts only (about 3 inches from root), halved lengthwise and thinly sliced lengthwise; 59 milliliters lime juice or lemon juice, or to taste; 2 Tbsps minced fresh herbs such as chives, parsley, or dill; 1 pinch Pinch of cayenne; 1 serving Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

If you want to add more gluten free, primal, and pescatarian recipes to your recipe box, Sardine Rillettes might be a recipe you should try. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 10g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 118 calories. This recipe serves 6. It works best as a hor d'oeuvre, and is done in approximately 15 minutes. A mixture of scallions, cream cheese, lemon juice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Prep the sardines:

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Sardines

Remove the sardines from the cans. Using a small, sharp knife, carefully open each one down the belly and back, folding them open to expose the backbone.

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Sardines

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Knife

Remove and discard the bones.

Cut away and discard any tails. Set aside.

Mix the cream cheese, shallot, scallion, herb mixture:

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Cream Cheese

Green Onions

Shallot

Place the cream cheese or Neufchâtel in a medium bowl. Fold and stir with a rubber spatula until smooth.

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Cream Cheese

Neufchatel

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Spatula

Bowl

Add the shallots, scallions, fresh herbs, and most of the lime or lemon juice, mixing into the cheese with the spatula.

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Fresh Herbs

Lemon Juice

Green Onions

Shallot

Cheese

Lime

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Spatula

Add the now boneless sardines to the cheese mixture. Use a fork to smash the sardines and stir into the cheese.

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Sardines

Cheese

Add cayenne, salt, and pepper to taste.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

Pepper

Salt

Add more lime or lemon juice to taste.

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Lemon Juice

Lime

Either serve immediately (Dorie suggests chilling at least 2 hours, but I haven't found that necessary), or chill. Can make up to two days ahead if you carefully cover with plastic wrap so there is no exposure to air, and chill.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Serve on crackers, bread, celery sticks, or as a stuffing for cherry tomatoes.

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Cherry Tomato

Celery Rib

Crackers

Stuffing

Bread

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Servings:

213grams

sardines, packed in olive oil, drained 71grams

Neufchâtel cheese or cream cheese 59milliliters

minced shallots (or minced red onions that have soaked in lemon juice for 3 minutes)1

scallions (green onions), white and light green parts only (about 3 inches from root), halved lengthwise and thinly sliced lengthwise 59milliliters

lime juice or lemon juice, or to taste 2Tbsps

minced fresh herbs such as chives, parsley, or dill 1pinch

Pinch of cayenne 1serving

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Recommended wine: Sparkling Rose, Sparkling Wine

Sparkling rosé and Sparkling Wine are great choices for Rillettes. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. You could try Bellissima Sparkling rosé. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 24 dollars per bottle.