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Sea bream baked whole, Spanish coastal style

Whole sea bream baked the Spanish coastal way, then finished at the table with a warm dressing of olive oil, garlic, parsley and lemon.

Prep
10 min
Cook
22 min
Level
Medium
Serves
2
Whole baked sea bream served with lemon

You'll need

  • 1 whole sea bream, cleaned
  • 1 lemon, half sliced, half juiced
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced
  • Small bunch parsley, chopped
  • Sea salt
  • 6 tbsp LYMANORA extra virgin olive oil

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 200°C. Season the fish inside and out and fill the cavity with lemon slices.

  2. 2

    Roast for about 20 minutes until the flesh lifts cleanly from the bone.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, warm the olive oil gently with the garlic until it just turns golden, then take it off the heat and stir in the lemon juice and parsley.

  4. 4

    Spoon the warm garlic oil over the hot fish and serve immediately.

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4.5 · 2 comments
  • 26/10/2026

    “First time baking a whole fish and it came out perfect. Kids fought over the crispy potatoes.”

    — Raquel, Cádiz

  • 13/10/2026

    “Great recipe. My oven runs hot so I took it out five minutes early.”

    — Sergio, Almería