Salt Crusted Sea Bass – Branzino al Sale

This Oven Roasted Salt Crusted Sea Bass is super easy and delicious! We have prepared it for arriving guests so it’s ready for them to bake.

Salt Crusted Sea Bass
AuthorHeather Erica von BargenDifficultyBeginner

This Oven Roasted Salt Crusted Sea Bass is super easy and delicious! We have prepared it for arriving guests so it's ready for them to bake.

Salt Crusted Sea Bass
Yields4 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time30 mins
 4 Branzino about 200 grams/ 7 ounces each, cleaned by your fishmonger.
 Lots of large sea salt
 Extra Virgin Olive Oil
 Greens to your liking. We use arugula, or whatever lettuce we have on hand.
1

Add sea salt to a baking sheet to form a base 1 cm high.

2

Place the cleaned sea bass on the salt and cover them with enough salt to form a crust over the entire fish. 

3

Place the salt crusted sea bass in a 200C or 400F oven for 20 to 25 minutes. 

4

Remove from the oven.  Break the salt crust and remove the fish to a cutting board.

5

On a serving platter or individual plates, add a bed of arugula or other leafy green.

6

Gently peel back the skin with a fork and using your preferred tools pull the meat away from the fish bones.   Place the pieces of perfectly baked fish on the bed of greens.

7

Drizzle with olive oil and serve. Buon appetito! 

Ingredients

 4 Branzino about 200 grams/ 7 ounces each, cleaned by your fishmonger.
 Lots of large sea salt
 Extra Virgin Olive Oil
 Greens to your liking. We use arugula, or whatever lettuce we have on hand.

Directions

1

Add sea salt to a baking sheet to form a base 1 cm high.

2

Place the cleaned sea bass on the salt and cover them with enough salt to form a crust over the entire fish. 

3

Place the salt crusted sea bass in a 200C or 400F oven for 20 to 25 minutes. 

4

Remove from the oven.  Break the salt crust and remove the fish to a cutting board.

5

On a serving platter or individual plates, add a bed of arugula or other leafy green.

6

Gently peel back the skin with a fork and using your preferred tools pull the meat away from the fish bones.   Place the pieces of perfectly baked fish on the bed of greens.

7

Drizzle with olive oil and serve. Buon appetito! 

Notes

Salt Crusted Sea Bass – Branzino al Sale

Author: Heather Erica von Bargen

Heather is the host of Casa Pace e Gioia, a holiday rental home with a private pool and olive groves on 8 acres in the countryside hills of Le Marche, Italy. Our CIN is: IT043053B4BLWUZXVO

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