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Baked Branzino with Mediterranean Vegetables
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Baked Branzino with Mediterranean Vegetables

Whole branzino baked in the oven with colorful Mediterranean vegetables — a classic, healthy fish meal full of flavor.

⏱ 45 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  2. 2
    Pat the fish dry well with paper towels and cut diagonal slashes on both sides.
    Knife
    💡The slashes let the seasoning in and the heat reach the thick flesh near the back, so the fish cooks evenly.
  3. 3
    Mix the olive oil, salt and black pepper.
  4. 4
    Place the red pepper, zucchini and cherry tomatoes in the baking pan, pour half the seasoning over them and toss. Place the fish on top.
    Baking pan
  5. 5
    Brush the fish with the rest of the seasoning, inside and out.
    Pastry brush
  6. 6
    Put the lemon slices, garlic and thyme into the belly of the fish.
  7. 7
    Roast the fish in a hot oven (200°C / 390°F) 25–30 minutes, until the skin is crisp and the fish comes away easily.
    ⚙ Oven roastingOvenBaking pan
    💡The fish is done when the flesh near the backbone is white and flakes easily with a fork; a white, opaque eye is another sign.
    💡Give it room in the pan: crowded vegetables steam instead of browning.
  8. 8
    Serve immediately with squeezed lemon and olive oil.
282calories
20 gprotein
6 gcarbs
19 gfat
● protein 30%● carbs 8%● fat 62%

Per serving (279 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Pastry brush · Also works: Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Spread with the back of a spoon, less even) · Paper towels (Paper towel dipped in oil)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)

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