Baked Herb Stuffed Salmon
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 medium salmon fillets, about 2 1/2 pounds (1.1 kilograms) skin on, scaled and pinboned
- 2 lemons
- Bunch fresh marjoram
- Bunch fresh dill
- Bunch fresh basil
- Handful stoned black olives
- Bunch flat-leaf parsley
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C/gas 6).
- Cut 5 lengths of string and lay them out on the work surface next to each another, leaving gaps in between.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper over the work surface, and drizzle with olive oil.
- Lay 1 salmon fillet, skin side down, on top.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper over the salmon, then, using a fine grater, grate the zest of 1 lemon over the top.
- On top of that lay the marjoram, dill, and basil, broken up, and the olives.
- Season the flesh side of the other salmon fillet with salt and pepper, and grate over the second lemon.
- Place 1 fillet on top of the other, thin end to thick, then tie them together and trim the string.
- Put the fish parcel on an oiled baking tray, and scatter over any remaining bits of herb.
- Thinly slice the 2 lemons and place on top of and round the salmon.
- Drizzle with olive oil, then roughly chop the parsley and sprinkle over the top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes.
- (c) Jamie Oliver 2002
salt, extravirgin olive oil, salmon, lemons, fresh marjoram, dill, fresh basil, handful, flatleaf parsley
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jamie-oliver/baked-herb-stuffed-salmon-recipe.html (may not work)