Ingrediants

• 800 g sardines
• 125 g natural yogurt
• 100 g butter
• 100 g mixed salad
• 80 g hulled watercress
• fresh fennel
• powdered ginger
• chilli powder
• sweet paprika
• smoked paprika
• mustard
• lemon
• red wine vinegar
• sugar
• salt
• pepper
• extra virgin olive oil

For the deviled sardine recipe, heat the butter in a saucepan with a tablespoon of ginger, a tablespoon of sweet paprika, half a teaspoon of chilli, a tablespoon of smoked paprika, a tablespoon of mustard, a tablespoon of vinegar, a tablespoon of sugar, the juice of half a lemon, a pinch of salt and a grind of pepper. Stir vigorously, until the butter is completely melted, resulting in a spicy sauce. Mix the yogurt with a large tuft of finely chopped fennel, a pinch of salt and a grind of pepper.
For the sardines: clean the sardines, eviscerating them but leaving them whole, with the head. Place them on a baking tray, sprinkle them with the spicy sauce and bake them in the oven at 220 ° C with the
grill for 6-7 minutes. Serve with the watercress and mixed salad, dressed with a drizzle of oil, and with the yogurt sauce.