Sardinillas with Piquillo Peppers

Matiz is one of Spain’s most respected conservas producers, sourcing from the finest fishing grounds along the Galician and Cantabrian coasts. Their Sardinillas with Piquillo are a study in contrast: small, intensely flavoured baby sardines paired with the sweet, mildly smoky character of piquillo peppers — the prized roasted red pepper of Navarra that is one of Spain’s great culinary treasures.

Sardinillas — the smallest and most delicate of the sardine family — are prized for their tender texture and concentrated, clean flavour. The piquillo adds a gentle sweetness and colour that lifts the tin into something genuinely elegant. Ready to eat straight from the tin, and exceptional on a conservas board, on toast, or alongside a glass of Txakoli or dry sherry.