Cuban recipe
Cuban Sardine Spread Sandwiches with Tomato Sauce
Small bread rolls filled with a cold spread of sardines in tomato sauce, cream cheese and lemon. Easy and no-cook, ideal for parties.
- Preparation20 min
- Total time40 min
- Servings24 bocaditos
- DifficultyEasy
Spread-filled bocaditos are a classic at birthday parties and snack time in Cuba: soft, small, cold bread rolls filled with a creamy, well-seasoned spread.
This version stars canned sardines in tomato sauce, which give it a pinkish-orange color and a pronounced flavor of the sea and tomato. It takes about 40 minutes to prepare, including chilling, without turning on the stove.
Ingredients
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Sardine spread
For assembly
Method
- Drain the sardines, reserving just one teaspoon of their sauce. Remove any hard parts and, if the onion is chopped, dry it well so it does not release water.
AI-generated image.CiberCuba - Mash the sardines with the cream cheese and mayonnaise until you have a smooth, pinkish-orange spread.
AI-generated image.CiberCuba - Add the onion and lemon juice. Only if the tomato flavor is too mild, stir in a little of the reserved sauce. Season with pepper and do not add salt without tasting. The spread should be thick, not runny.
AI-generated image.CiberCuba - Refrigerate the spread for 15-20 minutes to firm up.
- Slice the rolls open horizontally, fill them with the spread, making sure there are no large pieces, and close them. Serve the bocaditos cold.
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