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Zesty Whole-baked Fish Recipe

Ingredients :

Serves 4

  • 1.8kg / 4lb whole salmon, cleaned

  • freshly ground black pepper

  • 50g / 2oz low-fat spread

  • 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely sliced

  • zest and juice of 1 lemon

  • zest of 1 orange

  • 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

  • 3 tbsp Dijon mustard

  • 2 tbsp fresh white breadcrumbs

  • 2 bunches fresh dill

  • 1 bunch fresh tarragon

  • 1 lime, sliced

  • 150ml / ¼ pint half-fat

  • crème fraîche

  • 450ml / ¾ pint fromage frais dill sprigs, to garnish

Treating High Blood Pressure Recipe - Zesty Whole-baked Fish

Method :

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas Mark 7. Lightly rinse the fish and pat dry with absorbent kitchen paper. Season the cavity with a little pepper. Make several diagonal cuts across the flesh of the fish and season.

  2. Mix together the low-fat spread, garlic, lemon and orange zest and juice, nutmeg, mustard and fresh breadcrumbs. Mix well together. Spoon the breadcrumb mixture into the slits with a small sprig of dill. Place the remaining herbs inside the fish cavity. Weigh the fish and calculate the cooking time — allow 10 minutes per 450g / 1lb.

  3. Lay the fish onto a double thickness of foil. If liked, smear the fish with a little low-fat spread. Top with the lime slices and fold the foil into a parcel. Chill in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.

  4. Place in a roasting tin and cook in the preheated oven for the calculated cooking time. Fifteen minutes before the end of cooking, open the foil and return until the skin begins to crisp. Remove the fish from the oven and stand for 10 minutes.

  5. Pour the juices from the roasting tin into a saucepan. Bring to the boil and stir in the crème fraîche and fromage frais. Simmer for 3 minutes or until hot. Garnish with dill sprigs and serve immediately.

Zesty Whole-baked Fish - Step-By-Step Instructions

 

Nutritional details per 100g

energy  193kcals/805kj

protein 21g

carbohydrate 2g

fat 12g

fiber 0.1g

sugar 0.4g

sodium 0.2g

 egg-free     nut-free

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