Sardines and anchovies are healthy, sustainable, and, best of all, delicious. Here are some ideas for incorporating them into your diet, and recommendations for our favorite brands.

Add broken-apart canned sardines to leftover pasta, and finish with basil.

Spread avocado on toasted seven-grain bread, layer on watercress and canned sardines, and sprinkle with fresh lemon juice and sea salt.

Mix 18 oil-packed cured sliced anchovies, 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 teaspoons lemon zest, 2 teaspoons chopped shallots, and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper.

Combine shredded radicchio, canned chickpeas, fresh lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, red-pepper flakes, and boquerones.

Top jarred piquillo peppers with boquerones, shaved red onion, and a few leaves of fresh oregano.

Harvested off the Galician coast, these meaty sardines are packed in mellow Spanish olive oil.

$3.50 each, spanishtable.com

These smoked sardines from Portugal are well-balanced in flavor and have a substantial, satisfying texture.

$5.25, shoporganic.com

Delicately smoky, these fish are sourced from Norway's icy fjords.

$3.25, amazon.com

Tiny, tender, and meaty, these fish from Galicia taste like the briny deep. They are wonderful straight out of the can.

$4.25, despanabrandfoods.com

These boquerones, or vinegar-cured white anchovies from Spain, have a pleasing tartness.

$9, despanabrandfoods.com

If you're unsure about eating softened (calcium-rich) bones, try this skinless, boneless variety.

$2.50, traderjoes.com

Intense but not too fishy, these anchovies from Argentinian waters add depth to almost any savory dish.

$10 for 5 tins, vigo-alessi.elsstore.com