ROASTED SEABASS WITH ITALIAN SALSA
Ingredients
- 4 fresh whole un-cleaned seabass
- 6 unwaxed lemons
- 4 tbsp flatleaf parsley
- 8 tbsp Italian extra virgin olive oil
- 5 tbsp dry white wine
- 8 tinned anchovy fillets
- chopped
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- a few cherry tomatoes
- chopped
- small red onion
- chopped
- blanched courgettes
- diced
- roasted yellow pepper
- roughly chopped
- roasted artichoke in olive oil
- chopped
- handful black olives
- chopped
- basil vinaigrette (made by blending fresh basil leaves
- olive oil and vinegar)
Directions
- Ask your fishmonger to de-bone the seabass
- but to leave them whole (or do it yourself).
- Preheat the oven the 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- Peel the lemons and chop up the skin. In a large bowl mix the lemon skin with the parsley
- olive oil
- wine and anchovies. Season.
- Mix well and divide the mixture between the four fish
- stuffing them very gently in order not to break the fish.
- Slice the peeled lemons and place on a baking tray. Place the fish on top of the slices.
- Cook in the oven for about 16 minutes. Meanwhile
- mix together all the salsa ingredients to make the salsa.
- When cooked
- gently remove and discard the stuffing.
- Place the fish onto a serving plate and re-stuff with the salsa.
- Serve immediately with a glass of Italian dry white wine
- if you like.

