Stuffed Baked Sardines

• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds (or substitute dried cranberries)
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• for the sardines
• 1 kg about 16 whole fresh sardine, scaled and cleaned leaving heads intact
• olive oil
• 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds (or substitute dried cranberries)
• 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley

1. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat, add oil, onion and garlic and cook for 10 minutes or until softened and lightly browned. Stir in the walnuts and cook for 2 minutes more. Add the remaining ingredients and season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove from the heat to a bowl to cool.
2. For the sardines.
3. Preheat oven to 200u0b0C.Wash sardines inside and out and pat dry on paper towels. Fill sardines with the stuffing and place in a lightly oiled oven pan. Drizzle with a little oil. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown then remove to a platter and serve scattered with garnish ingredients. Serves 8.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stuffed-baked-sardines-130601 (may not work)