Whole Branzino Roasted in Salt

Name: Whole Branzino Roasted in Salt
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters arugula; 2 Tbsps drained small capers; 59 milliliters finely diced celery; 1 kilograms box coarse kosher salt; 59 milliliters finely diced cucumber; 5 larges (or more) large egg whites; 59 milliliters finely chopped fresh parsley; 1 lemon; 4 slices thin lemon slices; 2 Tbsps sliced pitted brine-cured green olives (such as picholine); 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 8 fresh parsley sprigs; 907 grams whole branzino, loup de mer, or sea bass, gutted; 2 fresh thyme sprigs

Whole Branzino Roasted in Salt is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. One serving contains 384 calories, 45g of protein, and 20g of fat. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have olive oil, parsley sprigs, lemon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the coarse kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Salty Sweet Granolan and Coconut Yogurt {Sugar Rush Gift Edition #4} as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Stir salt and 5 egg whites in large bowl, adding more egg whites as needed to form grainy paste. Press 1/4-inch layer of salt mixture (large enough to hold both fish) onto large rimmed baking sheet. Stuff cavity of each whole fish with half of herb sprigs and lemon slices.

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Place fish atop salt mixture on baking sheet. Pack remaining salt mixture over fish to enclose completely. Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of fish registers 135°F, about 20 minutes.

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Let stand 10 minutes.

Using small sharp knife, remove peel and white pith from lemon. Working over bowl, cut between membranes to release segments.

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Cut each segment into 3 pieces.

Add lemon pieces and next 6 ingredients to bowl.

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Using back of large spoon, gently crack open salt crust on fish. Lift and discard salt layer. Pull skin from top of 1 fish. Carefully lift top fillet from bones and transfer to plate. Lift and discard bones. Gently lift second fillet from skin and transfer to second plate. Repeat with second fish for a total of 4 plates.

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Spoon salsa verde over fish, leaving juices in bowl.

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Add arugula to bowl; toss to coat. Divide among plates.

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Arugula

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The French call it loup de mer and the Italians call it branzino, but it's the same fish — Mediterranean sea bass.

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Seabass

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Servings:

710milliliters

arugula 2Tbsps

drained small capers 59milliliters

finely diced celery 1kilograms

box coarse kosher salt 59milliliters

finely diced cucumber 5larges

(or more) large egg whites 59milliliters

finely chopped fresh parsley 1

lemon 4slices

thin lemon slices 2Tbsps

sliced pitted brine-cured green olives (such as picholine)59milliliters

extra-virgin olive oil 8

fresh parsley sprigs 907grams

whole branzino, loup de mer, or sea bass, gutted 2

fresh thyme sprigs

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Seabass on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. The Chehalem 3 Vineyard Pinot Gris with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 26 dollars per bottle.