Buying a whole fish is often more economical than buying the fillet. It also makes it a cinch to prep! Ask your fishmonger or supermarket counter to clean and scale a snapper for you, then throw it on a baking tray, add some simple flavours and you’ve got one tasty, nourishing meal in under 30 minutes.
Recipe
SERVES: 2
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 small fresh snapper (around 700g)
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Sea salt and pepper
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 1 small red chilli, chopped
- 6 garlic cloves (skin on, to save time)
METHOD:
- Pre-heat the oven to 200°C
- Line a baking tray with baking paper and lay over the fish.
- Using a sharp knife, score the fish on both sides.
- Drizzle with olive oil and season.
- Lay over the lemon slices and sprinkle the chilli over the fish.
- Arrange garlic cloves around the fish.
- Bake for around 15-20 minutes depending on the size of your fish. Once cooked, the flesh will be opaque and flake easily with a fork.
- Once cooked, squeeze out the cooked garlic cloves from their skins over the fish. Serve with rocket leaves and dress with any remaining lemon juice.
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cant wait giving this recipe a try, sounds delicious
7 May 2020 – My husband and I absolutely loved this dish. I did notice that in the picture there were fennel fronds scattered over the fish, but these weren’t listed in the ingredients. The fennel fronds added a really nice element to this dish. Will be cooking this again and again. Thanks for this great recipes.
Thanks so much lovely one! So happy to hear that!
Yeah I don’t list absolutely everything for garnish – I try not to make things more overwhelming than they need to be, but great you added them too! Killer combo xxx