Meals under $4 Series - Meal #4

This Caribbean inspired dish contains an underrated ingredient – herring. Herring is considered an oily fish, similar to sardines, and is a great source of omega 3’s. When you want to include more fish in your diet, opt for smaller fish like sardines, anchovies, and herring to keep things affordable.

Caribbean Smoked Herring- Cost: $3.75 per serving

This recipe is- appetizer, dairy free, dinner, egg free, gluten free, lunch, nut free,
paleo, pescatarian, seafood, side dish, soy free, sugar free

Ingredients:  3 servings, 15 minutes & 6 ingredients

• 8 ozs Smoked Herring Fillet
  
• 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  
• 2 Tomato (diced)
  
• 1/2 cup Red Onion (diced)
  
• 1 1/2 tsps Dried Thyme
  
• 1/4 Lemon (juiced)
  

Directions:

1. Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add smoked herring and boil for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse the herring and set aside.
2. Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the tomatoes, onions, thyme and lemon juice. Cook for about 5 to 8 minutes, or until soft.
3. Chop the smoked herring and add to the pan. Cook for 2 more minutes. Transfer to a bowl and enjoy!
   

Side Notes:
Serve it With Crackers, rice, roti, bread or boiled yam.
Make It Spicy- Add hot pepper slices and cook them with the tomatoes and onions.
No Lemon Juice-Use lime juice or apple cider vinegar instead.
Fresh Herbs-Use double the amount of fresh thyme instead of dried thyme.
Storage- Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 2 days.
Serving Size- One serving is equal to 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup. This recipe will yield more servings if served as an appetizer.