Oven-Baked Anchovies

Black Sea-style anchovies baked on a bed of tomato, pepper and onion with olive oil. A quick, high-protein weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

• 800 g anchovies (cleaned)
• 200 g tomato
• 80 g green pepper
• 80 g onion
• 50 g olive oil
• 20 g (1.5 tbsp) lemon juice
• 20 g parsley
• 8 g (1.5 tsp) salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Remove the heads and backbones from the anchovies, rinse and drain them well in a colander.

2. 2

   Slice the onion into thin rings and the tomato and green pepper into thin slices; chop the parsley.

3. 3

   Grease a large baking tray with some of the olive oil and spread the onion rings over the bottom.

4. 4

   Arrange the anchovies in rows over the onions, like fish scales, and sprinkle with the salt.

5. 5

   Lay the tomato and pepper slices on top of the fish; drizzle with the remaining olive oil and the lemon juice.

6. 6

   Bake at 200 °C for 20 minutes, until the fish is cooked and the tomatoes are soft.

7. 7

   Sprinkle with the chopped parsley and serve hot.

Nutrition

Per serving