branzino mediterranean

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 red onion, chopped
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 whole branzino (sea bass) fish, cleaned
• 2 wedges fresh lemon
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1/2 cup white
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves
• 1/4 cup chopped italian flat-leaf parsley
• 2 lemon wedges

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil into a large baking pan; add onion and season with salt and pepper.
• place the 2 cleaned fish into the baking pan and stuff each cavity with 1 lemon wedge, 1 rosemary sprig, and some of the red onion. pour white and lemon juice over each fish and sprinkle with oregano. drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over the 2 fish.
• bake in the preheated oven until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork, about 25 minutes. gently slide a spatula between the bones to separate fish; remove all the bones. serve fish on a platter and garnish with parsley and lemon wedges.