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Baked Whole Fish with Herb Stuffing

A whole fish packed with a bright mix of spring onion and soft herbs, then roasted with lemon and olive oil and basted as it cooks. The herbs perfume the flesh from the inside.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total1 h 27 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1½ kgwhole fish, such as sea bass or snapper, scaled and gutted
  • to tastesalt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper
  • 60 gspring onions, finely chopped
  • 100 gmixed fresh herbs, parsley, coriander, dill and watercress, chopped
  • 45 mllemon juice, from about 1 lemon
  • 60 mlolive oil

To serve

  • to tastefresh herb sprigsoptional
  • 1lemon, cut in wedgesoptional
  • to tastesteamed riceoptional

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Fish
  • Bass
  • Rice
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Basil
  • Thyme
  • Rosemary
  • Sage
  • Parsley
  • Dill
  • Tarragon
  • Black and white pepper

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Spring
  • Summer

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: high

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