Hands-On Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 10 minutes

These elegant smoked sardine toasts combine creamy lemon-garlic mayo, tender sardine fillets, and a crisp fennel-radish salad. Serve them as a quick appetizer or pair with a white bean salad and fresh summer tomatoes for a more substantial meal.

Ingredients:

For the Lemon-Garlic Mayo:

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 clove garlic, grated

For the Fennel Salad:

• 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
• 1 small fennel bulb, thinly sliced
• 2 radishes, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

For the Toasts:

• 4 slices multigrain bread, toasted
• 2 (4 1/4-ounce) cans smoked sardines, drained and halved lengthwise

Directions:

Step 1: Prepare the Lemon-Garlic Mayo

• In a small bowl, mix the mayonnaise, lemon zest, and grated garlic until smooth.

Step 2: Make the Fennel Salad

• In a medium bowl, toss the parsley, fennel, radishes, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper until evenly coated.

Step 3: Assemble the Toasts

• Spread 2 tablespoons of the lemon-garlic mayo onto each slice of toasted multigrain bread.
• Arrange 3 sardine pieces on each toast.
• Top with a generous scoop of fennel salad.

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