Fresh sardines
Fresh sardines become sarde in saor in Veneto, fried and layered with an onion-and-vinegar dressing.
- Italian name
- Sarde fresche
- Recipe reference
- Sarde in saor
At the table
For Venetian sarde in saor, fry the sardines, then layer them with onions cooked and dressed with wine vinegar. Start with this fish-and-onion version before trying other additions to the dressing.


