Serves 2

Prep Time: 20 mins    No Cooking

Ingredients:

• 1 can Sardines in Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Chilli, halve the sardines and retain the olive oil & chilli
• 2 Lebanese or 1 Japanese cucumbers, deseeded and cut into 2inch batons
• 1 tsp salt

Pickling Liquid:

• 60ml rice or apple cider vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 red chilli padi, finely chopped
• Chilli from sardines tin, chopped
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• Extra virgin olive oil from the sardines can
• 4 tbsp brown sugar or to taste

Method:

1. Rub salt into cucumber and set aside for 5 minutes. Drain off liquid and rinse. Squeeze off excess liquid from cucumber.
2. Mix pickling liquid ingredients and stir until sugar dissolves. Toss with sardines, cucumber and chilli to serve.

Tips: You can eat it with toast, crackers, salad or as an appetizer.