Lemon & Smoked Sardine Rillettes

If you’re looking for an effortlessly elegant holiday appetizer, these Lemon & Smoke Sardine Rillettes are the move. They take less than 15 minutes to make, lean on tinned sardines for big, bright, briny flavor, and taste like something you’d serve at a chic Parisian wine bar. The texture is silky, the citrus keeps everything lifted, and it’s the kind of spread people hover around at every holiday party, from Feast of the Seven Fishes to New Year’s Eve. Serve with crispy crostini, fried capers, and a little lemon zest, and watch it disappear.