Third Course

Whole Baked Snapper in Salt

What you Need:

1 large Snapper, whole, with insides cleaned and removed by fish guy!

1 large lemon

3-4 cups pf large sea salt or kosher salt-fill bottom of cookie sheet-A LOT!

2 tsp of salt

2 tbsp of olive oil plus extra for garnish-drizzle inside and on top a little

Bouquet of herbs such as rosemary, thyme, and parsley tied

2 cloves of garlic-sliced

5 bay leaves (2 in the fish & 3 under the fish)

Preheat oven to 400. Place Snapper on kosher salt filled cookie sheet and bay leaves. Take olive oil and drizzle inside fish and add 2tsp of salt, garlic, herbs and lemon and stuff inside. Close fish up and cover with remaining kosher salt. Place in oven for 25-35 minutes or until fish easily flakes. Remove and break salt up removing the fish to a platter. Open fish and serve with a drizzle of olive oil.