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steamed whole fish with tomatoes
and green vegetables
Ingredients - Serves 4 Method
1 whole fish, about 800g, cleaned
4 garlic cloves
250g baby marrows with flowers still attached
250g green string beans
20 cherry tomatoes
1 red onion
A large handful parsley
Juice of 1 lemon
2 slices white bread, crusts removed
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Chop the parsley very finely and put in a bowl. Mix in the crushed garlic cloves and the bread. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper and wet with lemon juice. Set aside.
Rinse the fish under cold running water and pat dry with kitchen paper. Open the underside and fill the cavity with the herb and bread stuffing. Keep refrigerated.

Meanwhile prepare the vegetables. Top and tail the beans and cut into even sizes. Halve the cherry tomatoes. Remove the flowers from the baby marrows and wash well.

Remove the stamen and cut the flowers into strips. Top and tail the baby marrows and cut into matchsticks. Peel and slice the onion very finely.

Brush a large sheet of greaseproof paper with extra virgin olive oil and place the fish on it. Cover the fish with the vegetables and season with salt and freshly ground pepper and drizzle over some extra virgin olive oil. Seal the paper to form an airtight parcel and place in a steamer and cook for 20 minutes. Serve at once.

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes