Orata al Forno

🛒 Ingredients

• Whole Gilthead Bream (Orata), cleaned 350 g · 420 kcal
• Cherry Tomatoes 150 g · 27 kcal
• Potatoes 200 g · 154 kcal
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil 30 g · 270 kcal
• Garlic cloves, crushed 10 g · 15 kcal
• Fresh Parsley, chopped 10 g · 4 kcal
• Lemon, sliced 50 g · 15 kcal

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 200°C (400°F). Make a few diagonal scores on both sides of the cleaned orata, then season it generously inside and out with salt and pepper.
2. Slice the potatoes thinly and spread them evenly in a large baking dish. Halve the cherry tomatoes and arrange them over the potatoes.
3. Scatter the crushed garlic and chopped fresh parsley over the vegetables. Place the seasoned orata on top of the bed of vegetables and tuck lemon slices into the fish cavity and around the dish.
4. Drizzle generously with extra virgin olive oil over the fish and vegetables.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through, its flesh is flaky, and the skin is slightly crispy.
6. Serve immediately, garnishing with extra fresh parsley if desired.