Sea Bass with Mediterranean Salsa

The recipe for Sea Bass with Mediterranean Salsa includes a gutted sea bass, diced red onion, sliced garlic, chopped tomato, olives, capers, basil, salt, pepper, and olive oil. After prepping the fish and salsa, bake the wrapped sea bass in the oven for about 20 minutes for a flavorful dish.

Ingredients for Sea Bass with Mediterranean Salsa

  • 1 sea bass, gutted and scaled
  • 1/2 red onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, sliced
  • 1/2 tomato, washed and roughly chopped
  • a handful of pitted green and black olives, roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • fresh basil
  • salt & pepper
  • olive oil

Equipment

  • Small bowl
  • Oven proof roasting tray

Other

  • Foil

Method

  1. Pre-heat oven on mark 7
  2. Score the sea bass from both sides of the fillet (watch video at 8:48 to see how). Place it on a piece of foil.
  3. For the salsa, prepare a small bowl and mix all the ingredients together. Finally drizzle a good amount of olive oil and give a good stir.
  4. Pour the salsa all over the sea bass and make sure you close the foil tightly so that no steam can escape whilst cooking (watch video at 7:05 to see how).
  5. Transfer the sea bass onto a roasting tray and place in oven. Leave to cook for around 20 minutes.

Tip: To remove the bones, click here for an easy method!

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