Whole Snapper with Lemon Sauce & Panzanella Salad

Whole Snapper with Lemon Sauce & Panzanella Salad. Snapper can be substituted with Flounder or Baby Barramundi.
Whole Snapper with Lemon Sauce & Panzanella Salad

Ingredients and Methods

Preparation
10 min *
Cooking
15-20 min
Serves
1
* Additional time required to make the salad

Ingredients

  • 1 wholeSnapper
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • pinch of Salt & Pepper
  • Serve with Panzanella Salad

For the Lemon Butter sauce

  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • ¼ Lemon
  • some parsley (small handful)
  • pinch of Salt & Pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 200-220°C.

Clean fish and score slits in the flesh of the fish.

Warm up fry pan on a medium heat with grease proof paper for 2 minutes.

Season fish with salt and pepper and add to fry pan, top with tablespoon of butter.

Place pan in the hot oven and cook for 10-15 minutes (depending on size of fish) until cooked.

Carefully lift fish out of pan and serve.

To make the Lemon Butter sauce, finely chop the parsley and heat fry pan to medium and melt the butter.

Squeeze the lemon juice into the butter and warm through.

Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with some parsley and serve.

Panzanella Saladto top

Preparation
5 min
Cooking
10 min
Serves
4

Ingredients

  • 1 day-old Bread
  • 3 ripe Tomatoes
  • 1 Red Onion
  • 1 Chiffonade of Basil
  • 200ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 70ml White Wine Vinegar
  • pinch of Salt & Pepper

Instructions

Using the bread that we made the day before, slice the tomato into wedges, slice the red onion, add the chiffonade of basil, dress with olive oil, white wine vinegar and season with salt and pepper.

Chef Emma Parker

Emma started her work experience at a winery restaurant and small hotel in Central Otago New Zealand, before beginning a Modern Apprenticeship at the award winning Hermitage Hotel in Mt Cook New Zealand. Working with Executive Chef Franz Blum, Emma gained extensive experience in every facet of the kitchen. (more)

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