Recipe - Whole Roast Fish Baked In Salt

Olive oil; for baking sheet
1 Whole red snapper (2 lbs);
cleaned, scaled
1 Sprig fresh rosemary ; (3"
long)
1 Sprig fresh thyme ; (3"
long)
1 teaspoon Coriander seeds
2 Dried bay leaves
2 One half pound Kosher salt
Extravirgin olive oil; for
serving
Lemon wedges; for serving

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Lightly oil a baking sheet large enough to
hold the snapper. Rinse the snapper thoroughly, inside and out, and pat dry
with paper towels. Stuff the cavity with the rosemary, thyme, coriander
seeds, and bay leaves. On the baking sheet, spread about One half pound of the
salt in an even layer that is slightly longer and wider than the snapper.
Place the fish on the salt layer and cover completely with the remaining
salt. Bake until a instantread thermometer inserted in the thickest part
of the fish reads 130 degrees, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven.
Brush away as much salt as possible. Using two dessert spoons, remove the
top fillets and transfer to a warm plate. Lift off the bones, then transfer
the bottom fillets to another plate. Serve immediately, with the
extravirgin olive oil and lemon wedges passed on the side so each diner
can season their fish as desired. This recipe yields 4