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Baked whole fish with lemon, almond and herb stuffing
Serves
4
Preparation time
30 min
Cooking time
45 min
Ingredients
2 x 800g whole snapper, cleaned and scaled
olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Lemon wedges, to serve
30 g butter
1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 teaspoon finely diced lemon zest
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
1 dessert spoon chopped fresh dill
50g soft breadcrumbs
25g almond meal
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
25ml olive oil
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C
Rinse the fish and pat dry with paper towel
Cut three slashes, each 1 cm deep, into the thickest part of the fish on both sides
Rub over a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper
To make the herb stuffing, melt the butter in a frying pan
Add the onion and cook until it is soft and translucent
Remove from the heat and transfer to a mixing bowl
Add the lemon zest, herbs, breadcrumbs and almond meal and season to taste
Loosely fill the cavities of each fish with the stuffing and close with wooden toothpicks
Pour the olive oil into a large shallow ovenproof dish and place the fish on top
Cover with alfoil and bake for 30-45 minutes until the fish is cooked
Serve the baked fish with any extra stuffing on the side and lemon wedges
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