Baked Whole Fish - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
2 None spring onions, thinly sliced
2 None large tomatoes, 1 finely diced, 1 sliced
1 1/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
3 tbsp fresh parsley leaves, chopped
1/4 cup pine nuts, chopped
4 1/2 lb whole fish, such as snapper, bream or bass
1/4 cup fresh oregano leaves
None None lemon wedges, to serve

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
In a frying pan, heat 2 tbsp oil over low heat. Saute spring onions for 3 mins, until soft. Add diced tomato and cook for 1 min. Remove from heat and stir in breadcrumbs, parsley and pine nuts. Season to taste.
Make 3 diagonal cuts through thickest part of each side of fish. Fill cavity with breadcrumb mixture and place in a baking pan. Season and sprinkle with any leftover breadcrumb mixture. Top with sliced tomato and oregano and drizzle with remaining oil. Cover with foil and bake for 30-35 mins, until just tender. Serve with lemon wedges.