BAKED FISH WITH GREMOLATA

Ingredients:
2 whole fish, cleaned and scaled, 3 to 4 pounds (sea bass, red snapper or porgy)
2 to 3 cloves garlic
1/4 cup fresh parsley
1 tablespoon thyme
1 lemon
2 tablespoons olive oil
Coarse salt

 

 

 

 

 

Directions:
Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the lemon into 1/4-inch pieces, then add to the garlic, parsley and thyme, and pulse them in the bowl of a food processor until a coarse paste, called gremolata, is formed. Place a piece of heavy aluminum foil into the bottom of a baking pan. Pour in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Place fish on top. Score the flesh of the fish at 3-inch intervals with a sharp knife, and insert some gremolata into each slit. Place any remaining mixture into the fish cavities. Drizzle fish with remaining olive oil and sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake for 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily and comes away from the bones. Gently slide fish onto a platter; serve additional lemon on the side.