Egg and Sardine Salad

== Description ==
=== Ingredients ===
* Round lettuce - 1, 
* Sardines in olive oil - 1 x 120g (4 oz) can, 
* eggs - 2 large hard boiled, 
* celery - 1 large stick,
* Soured cream - 150 ml (5 fl oz), 
* milk - 1 tbsp, 
* lemon juice or vinegar - 1 tbsp,
* icing sugar - *1 tsp, or caster sugar,
* chives - 3 tbsp, snipped, 
* salt - * teaspoon, 
* pepper - dash, 
* paprika to garnish,
* lemon wedges - 4, to garnish.
== Directions ==
# Wash the lettuce and shake the leaves dry. Tear into bite-sized pieces and use to cover 4 individual plates.
# Skin and bone the sardines. Chop the eggs finely. 
# Wash the celery and slice thinly. 
# Put the sardines in a bowl and mash finely with the eggs. Add the celery.
# Beat the soured cream well together with milk and lemon juice or vinegar. 
# Stir in Sugar. Add the chives. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 
# If a thinner dressing is preferred, add a little extra milk. 
# Leave in the fridge for 15 minutes before using. 
# Blend the dressing into the sardine mixture. 
# Pile equal amounts over the lettuce. 
# Sprinkle lightly with paprika and top each with a lemon wedge.
== See also ==
Category:British Recipes
Category:British Salads
Category:Chives Recipes
Category:Lettuce Recipes
Category:Recipes that need photos
Category:Salad Recipes