Salt Baked Fish with Pistachio Gremolata

An easy yet impressive salt baked fish with aromatic flavours.
share

Time and Servings

Serves: 4 people

Preparation Time: 60 minutes

Ingredients

1 Large fish butterflied

Olive oil

Lemon

Fresh dill

2 kg sea salt

Water

Dill sauce:

125g butter

1 tsp lemon zest

2 tsp lemon juice

Half a tsp ground garlic

1 tsp chopped dill

Salt

125ml fresh cream

Pistachio gremolata:

1 cup flat leaf parsley leaves

1/6 cup toasted pistachios finely chopped

1 tsp ground garlic

1 tsp lemon zest

Salt

2 tsp olive oil

Method

Wash and dry 1kg whole fish.

Season butterflied fish with olive oil, lemon and dill.

Rub the skin liberally with olive oil.

Mix salt with just enough water to create an easy-to-mould consistency.

The salt must not be runny.

Place the fish onto baking paper on a baking tray, Cover the fish with salt forming a thick casing around the fish.

Bake for 25 minutes on 200 degrees. The crust should have formed a hard shell that you will break to remove the fish.

To serve:

Green salad with rocket, avo and whole pistachios and an oven baked potato.

Related Posts

Stories to inspire you