Sardine Butter Spread On Brown Bread

Ingredients

• 2 ounces butter, softened
• Salt to taste
• Nutmeg to taste
• Nepaul pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons tomato catsup
• Few drops lemon juice
• 3 sardines, skin and backbone removed
• Brown bread, sliced into fingers
• Butter for bread
• Fine cress

Method

1. 1 Beat the softened butter until smooth. Mix in salt, nutmeg, Nepaul pepper, tomato catsup, and lemon juice.
2. 2 Pound the cleaned sardines into a paste in a mortar, then blend thoroughly with the seasoned butter.
3. 3 Pass the sardine mixture through a wire sieve to ensure a smooth texture.
4. 4 Spread the mixture thickly on buttered finger-shaped pieces of brown bread. Top with fine cress and close sandwiches.