Salt-crust salmon recipe

Name: Salt-crust salmon recipe
Ingredients: 1 x 2kg whole salmon, gutted, gills removed, scales left on, from sustainable sources; 4 lemons; 1 bulb of fennel; ½ a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley (15g); ½ a bunch of fresh marjoram (15g); 1 bunch of fresh chives (30g); 4kg rock salt; 2 large free-range eggs; BASIL YOGHURT; ½ a bunch of fresh basil (15g); 1 teaspoon English mustard; 500g Greek yoghurt; extra virgin olive oil; CHILLI SALSA; 3 fresh red chillies; 1 bunch of fresh mint (30g); runny honey; cider vinegar

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This salmon dish makes a show-stopping centrepiece for a weekend feast. Bake in salt for perfectly cooked fish – it's a thing of beauty.

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Ingredients

1 x 2kg whole salmon, gutted, gills removed, scales left on, from sustainable sources
4 lemons
1 bulb of fennel
½ a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley (15g)
½ a bunch of fresh marjoram (15g)
1 bunch of fresh chives (30g)
4kg rock salt
2 large free-range eggs
BASIL YOGHURT
½ a bunch of fresh basil (15g)
1 teaspoon English mustard
500g Greek yoghurt
extra virgin olive oil
CHILLI SALSA
3 fresh red chillies
1 bunch of fresh mint (30g)
runny honey
cider vinegar