Whole Baked Trout With Herb Salsa & Lemon

Ingredients

• 2 whole trout (fish, about 0.5 kg / 1 lb. each)
• 1 medium red onion (peeled and roughly diced)
• A handful of fresh basil leaves
• A handful of fresh parsley
• A few mint leaves
• 1 garlic clove (peeled)
• Zest of 1 lemon
• Juice of 1/2 lemon (slice the rest to put on top of the fish)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 200° C (390° F).

2. 2

   Combine the salsa ingredients in a food processor or a blender and process into a salsa-like consistency.

3. 3

   Place the fish fillets in a large roasting tray. Cover the fish with the herb marinade on both sides and a little inside the fish cavity. Add a few lemon slices on top of the fish.

4. 4

   Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, on the middle shelf. Remove and transfer to a platter or serve right in the roasting tray.