Roasted sardines

<strong>Preparation: </strong>

• Clean the sardines. With a knife (using the non-sharp side) remove the scales. Then, remove the heads by cutting towards the belly with a sharp knife. Score the belly up until the tail and remove the guts and the spine. The fish should remain attached to the back. If you don’t want to clean them by yourselves, you can ask your fishmonger to do it for you.
• Rinse the fish under running water and let them drain in a colander.
• In a bowl combine the wine, the lemon juice, the olive oil, the oregano, the salt, and the pepper.
• Put the fish in a baking pan, drizzle them with the marinade, and let them marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C (350° F) set to fan.
• Divide the garlic slices among the sardines and roast for 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and take off the garlic slices.
• Serve the sardines warm along with the tomato, the parsley, the lemon slices, and freshly ground pepper.