SARDINE BUTTER

SARDINE BUTTER
Photo:  Elize de Kock
FOOD LOVERS RECIPES
Serves about 6 people
150 ml salted butter, slightly softened
1 can good quality sardines, packed in oil (either use boneless or debone yourself)
juice of ½ a lemon
about a tablespoon of minced chives or capers
freshly ground black pepper

Place the softened butter in a medium bowl. Drain the sardines, and add them to the bowl. Use a fork to mash the butter and the sardines together. Add the lemon juice. Keep mashing until incorporated. At the last minute, add the chives or capers, and some black pepper. Move the butter to a ramekin, or roll it in plastic to form a log. Refrigerate it for at least an hour or so.
Serve the sardine butter with toast.