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Sardine Rillettes

A bowl of sardine rillettes being served with bread and radishes.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food styling by Mira Evnine

Sardine rillettes are the simplest—but no less delicious—form of rillettes, requiring only two motor skills: opening a can of good sardines and smashing things together with a fork.

This recipe was excerpted from 'À Table' by Rebekah Peppler. Buy the full book on Amazon. Get more of our favorite sardine recipes →

What you’ll need

Cooks' Note

If you don’t have salted butter on hand—or it’s very lightly salted—season with fine or flaky sea salt.

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