Sardines with Grilled Bell Peppers

Sardines with grilled bell pepper, sweet and smoky

The sardines with grilled bell pepper from La Perle des Dieux, French "Sardines à l'huile de colza et aux poivrons grillés," are sardines in mild rapeseed oil with roasted bell pepper, rosemary, and marjoram. A delicate, sweet-and-smoky recipe from the Vendée.

Sardines with grilled bell pepper are flavored sardines from the La Perle des Dieux cannery in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie in the Vendée, on the French Atlantic coast south of Brittany. Grilling gives the bell pepper a sweet and smoky flavor—packed in mild rapeseed oil and seasoned with rosemary and marjoram.

Sweet, smoky, Mediterranean seasoning

The roasted bell pepper provides a caramel-like sweetness and a hint of smoke, while rosemary and marjoram add Mediterranean herbal seasoning.

The mild rapeseed oil remains subtle, allowing the fish and bell pepper to take center stage. Sweet, smoky, and herb-spiced—a sardine that tastes like summer cooking and grilled dinners.

On bread, in salads, in pasta

The sweet-and-smoky bell pepper is a treat on bread: sardines and bell pepper on toasted baguette, add a leaf of arugula, and it's ready.

It pairs well with ciabatta and a little fresh goat cheese, accompanied by a glass of light red wine or a rosé. They also work well in a pasta dish with tomato. You can find a large selection of other sardines from France here in our shop.

A sardine house with art on the tin

La Perle des Dieux is arguably the most feminine cannery in the industry—founded in 2005 by Claudie Vardelle and Philippe Gendreau in the Vendée.

Philippe's family has been canning fish for four generations; Claudie brought an eye for beauty and commissioned female artists to design the lids. The sardines are cleaned and packed by hand fresh from the catch. The house became famous for its vintage sardines from La Perle des Dieux; for those who prefer them spicy and sweet, there are also the sardines with chili and bell pepper.

Content 115 g – Drained weight 86.3 g