Get your dose of healthy oils with this lemony sardine mix over lettuce.

Lemon-Herb Sardine Salad

olive oil

lemon

Dijon mustard

capers

parsley

tarragon

celery

olive-oil-packed (drained) sardines

salt and black pepper

Lettuce,

Combine oil, lemon zest and juice, mustard, capers, parsley, tarragon, and celery in a bowl.

Gently fold in sardines and season with salt and pepper. Serve on lettuce.

This is very tasty as is, but in my opinion, even better if you make it with 1 can of sardines in olive oil (Trader Joe's is yummy) and 1/2 of a can of chick peas. The combination of the herbs and chick peas with the vinaigrette over baby lettuce is outstanding and it also lends a heartiness that the sardines alone cannot. I've used dried tarragon (about 1 tsp) when fresh isn't available but the fresh parsley is a must. I usually eat the entire recipe made this way for dinner; it's refreshing and goes nicely with a glass of white wine.

what other rich fish can we replace the sardine with? Im also not a big fan of mackerel... suggestions?

i'm obsessed with this recipe- as another person said this is my new tuna salad.  i want to eat this every day!

I really tried to like this salad and most of the flavors I do enjoy.  I couldn't get passed the sardines though.  I probably should have used skinless and the package said boneless, but I still found some spine in there.  Gross.  I thought they were skinless too, but by the time I was home and opened them to find skin I decided it was too late.  I can't finish it though.  For me it was a mind thing more than a flavor issue.

I was very sceptical about this one and to my suprise I really liked it. I read the reviews on it and I thought , just think tuna. I didn't have capers but I will try this again with the capers. I very excited about doing a fish salad without mayonnaise. This is my new tuna salad :). Haven't found a recipe that do not like yet on this detox.

I was surprised at how good this was!  I loved the tangy dijon mustard dressing.  I'm not a big fan of celery, but I diced it up pretty finely and it added just the right crunch. I plan to keep this on my lunch menu rotation even after I'm done with the cleanse.

Wow! I am pleasantly surprised at this recipe. Very light, refreshing, and tasty! I was always afraid of tinned sardines (such a bad reputation) but loved tuna in a can. This really tastes like a nicer tuna...and the lemon and herbs compliment the flavors nicely.

I feel I have to stand up for this recipe. To my surprise, it's one of my favorite things on the cleanse! Sardines are full of Omega-3s &amp; calcium (the bones are left in). They also don't have heavy metals or sustainability issues that fish like tuna have. In this recipe, the lemon, mustard &amp; capers balance the fishiness with bright acid, flavor &amp; salt. The celery adds crunch that distracts from the fishy texture. I will be making this all summer long!

What is the best suggestion for me since I dislike ALL seafood?

I will be using TUNA!  I don't like sardines either.   Tried them recently, didn't like them.  But I am tempted to try again.

What can be substituted for the sardines?  I cannot eat them.  Tuna?

This is a tasty salad for anyone who likes sardines and I do!  I used the wild caught lemon olive oil sardines and will use this combo again!

lemon-herb sardine salad

Author : Martha Stewart

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