Yields1 Serving
Prep Time20 mins

Ingredients

 1 1/4 sticks butter , slightly softened
 Good pinch of large-grain salt
 1 can good-quality sardines, packed in olive oil
 Juice of 1/2 lemon
 1 Tbsp minced chives or other herbs of choice
 Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1

Place softened butter into a bowl. Drain the sardines, and add them to the bowl.

2

Use a fork to mash the butter and the sardines together.

3

Add the lemon juice. Keep mashing until all mixed together.

4

Just before serving, add the chives, and some black pepper.

5

Dish into a ramekin to serve.

6

Roll it in plastic to form a log to use at a later date.

7

Refrigerate it for at least an hour or so.

8

Serve the sardine butter with toast.

9

Accompany with radishes and cucumbers.

Ingredients

 1 1/4 sticks butter , slightly softened
 Good pinch of large-grain salt
 1 can good-quality sardines, packed in olive oil
 Juice of 1/2 lemon
 1 Tbsp minced chives or other herbs of choice
 Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1

Place softened butter into a bowl. Drain the sardines, and add them to the bowl.

2

Use a fork to mash the butter and the sardines together.

3

Add the lemon juice. Keep mashing until all mixed together.

4

Just before serving, add the chives, and some black pepper.

5

Dish into a ramekin to serve.

6

Roll it in plastic to form a log to use at a later date.

7

Refrigerate it for at least an hour or so.

8

Serve the sardine butter with toast.

9

Accompany with radishes and cucumbers.

Sardine Butter