There are many cans in my pantry. Not only because they are a way to always have canned legumes, vegetables and fish on hand, but because although it may not seem like it, all cans are very versatile. So much so that even chefs like the renowned chef José Andrés include them in their daily lives. A sardine in olive oil or pickled is the ideal protein for a salad with legumes, but it is also the perfect appetizer if you accompany it with what Andrés calls its perfect partner: bread with tomato.
In Catalonia it is known as pa amb tomàquet and in the rest of Spain as “pantumaca”, and it is one of the most important recipes in Catalan cuisine. To make the best bread with tomato, according to José Andrés, we need a good ripened tomato, a good toasted bread (better if it is country), and keep in mind that it has an order: first the toasted bread, then rub the tomato or add it grated and then a little salt and extra virgin olive oil.
This is just the best to accompany canned sardines as explained on their networks. You just have to open a can and put “on a slice of crusty bread a little crushed tomato, freshly ground black pepper, flaked salt and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.” You don't need anything else to give extra flavor to an already tasty preserve.
If we add a piece of fruit or a simple salad to this bread with tomato and sardines, we will have a complete dinner and it couldn't be easier or quicker to make. But if we put it in an attractive dish we can have the perfect light appetizer for a barbecue day or a Sunday meal. “Lemon sardines are perfect to accompany bread with tomato,” he explained. “The crusty bread, the ripe and sweet tomato, extra virgin olive oil, a touch of garlic… and that intense and salty touch of the Spanish sardines,” make this dish, according to the Spanish chef, a true marvel.
The best thing about cans of sardines is that they preserve all the nutrients of fresh sardines. They are an excellent option for eating fish due to their high levels of healthy fatty acids with an effect on the prevention and control of cardiometabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and fatty liver disease. Furthermore, sardines are good for our brain, as doctor Rodrigo Arteaga already explained, and having them canned is the way to always have them on hand for the very short time we have. All advantages.
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