Easy Roasted Branzino Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 whole branzino
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 thinly sliced lemon
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme
• sea salt and pepper to taste
• sauce or caponata relish for garnish

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 450°.
• 2 Put the branzino on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper.
• 3 Make 3 slices on a bias into each side of the fish, going only ¼” to ½” deep.
• 4 Pat the branzino dry well on the outside and inside using paper towels.
• 5 Brush the inside and outside with olive oil.
• 6 Generously season the branzino all over with salt and pepper.
• 7 Place the sliced lemons and 2 to 3 sprigs of fresh thyme in the cavity of the
  fish.
• 8 Put the branzino on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper.
• 9 Bake in the top 1/3 of the oven at 450° for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly
  browned and cooked.
• 10 Serve the branzino with caponata.

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