Recipe - Whole Roasted Salmon

5 pound Whole salmon; scaled, gutted
and
; washed, up to 6
6 tablespoon Olive oil
2 tablespoon Kosher salt
1 tablespoon Freshly ground black pepper
3 bn Fresh tarragon
2 pound Carrots; peeled and cut or sliced up
; thin
8 lg Shallots; peeled and cut or sliced up
2 pound Leeks; well washed and cut
; into 1inch pieces
One half cup White wine

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Rub the salmon on all sides with 4 tablespoons of the oil and season inside
and out with salt and pepper. Place the tarragon bunch inside the cavity of
the fish. Put the vegetables in a large roasting pan coat with the
remainder of the oil, season with salt and pepper and mix to combine. Place
the salmon on the bed of vegetables. Sprinkle fish and vegetables with
white wine. Place the roasting pan in the oven and cook for 45 minutes or
until the fish is thoroughly cooked. About 15 minutes for every inch of
fish.

Carefully lift the fish out of the pan and place on a platter along with
the roasted vegetables.

Serve by portioning out the fish using two large spoons: filleting as you
go first the top fillet, discard the center bone and then serve the bottom
fillet.

Yield: 14 to 16