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Easy Salt Crusted Fish is perfect for guests or date night at home! Baking the whole fish in salt with herbs keeps the flesh juicy and aromatic.
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Easy Salt Crusted Fish

Easy Salt Crusted Fish is perfect for guests or date night at home! Baking the whole fish in salt with herbs keeps the flesh juicy and aromatic.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: French
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 whole seabass or trout or other fish
  • 1 bunch Herbs de Provence
  • 3 pounds sea salt unrefined, coarse

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 390F (200C)
  • Roughly chop up the herbs and spread them out on a baking sheet.
  • Wash the fish and wipe it dry with paper towels. Place the fish on top of the herbs.
  • Cover each fish generously with the sea salt about 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) thick.
  • Put the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 25-35 minutes depending on the size of your fish.
  • When you remove the fish from the oven the salt should have formed a nice, hard crust around them. Crack the crust with a small hammer or a heavy spoon and remove most of the salt.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 437kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 80g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 360mg | Sodium: 132163mg | Potassium: 1179mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 405IU | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 5mg