Paleo Mediterranean Sardine Salad
Bursting with bold flavors and vibrant colors, this Paleo Mediterranean Sardine Salad is a quick, healthy, and nutrient-packed delight that’s perfect for lunch or a light dinner. Featuring omega-3-rich sardines, juicy organic tomatoes, crisp cucumber, and briny kalamata olives, this salad brings authentic Mediterranean flair to your table. Fresh herbs like parsley and mint elevate the dish with their fragrant aroma, while a zesty lemon and olive oil dressing ties everything together. Ready in just 15 minutes and completely free of grains and dairy, this paleo-friendly recipe is both refreshing and satisfying. Serve it fresh for a taste of the Mediterranean sunshine at any time of year!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 2 cans canned sardines in olive oil
- 1 large organic tomato
- 1 medium cucumber
- 0.5 red onion
- 0.5 cup kalamata olives, pitted
- 0.25 cup fresh parsley
- 0.25 cup fresh mint
- 1 lemon
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 0.25 teaspoon sea salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Open the cans of sardines, drain the excess oil, and set aside.
Chop the tomato into small cubes and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
Peel the cucumber and dice it into similarly sized cubes as the tomato. Add to the mixing bowl.
Finely slice the red onion and add to the bowl.
Halve the kalamata olives if they're large, and add them to the bowl.
Chop the fresh parsley and mint leaves, then sprinkle them over the salad ingredients in the bowl.
Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice over the salad ingredients, ensuring there are no seeds.
Add the sardines to the mixing bowl.
Drizzle the extra virgin olive oil over the salad.
Season with sea salt and black pepper.
Gently toss all ingredients together until evenly combined.
Taste the salad and adjust seasoning if necessary, adding more salt, pepper, or lemon juice according to preference.
Serve the salad fresh, optionally garnished with additional parsley or lemon wedges.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
287 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 20.9 g | 27% | |
| Saturated Fat | 3.3 g | 16% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 75 mg | 25% | |
| Sodium | 814 mg | 35% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 10.6 g | 4% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.8 g | 13% | |
| Total Sugars | 3.8 g | ||
| Protein | 16.4 g | 33% | |
| Vitamin D | 4.2 mcg | 21% | |
| Calcium | 295 mg | 23% | |
| Iron | 4.5 mg | 25% | |
| Potassium | 558 mg | 12% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
