BBC Food - Recipes - Salt-baked sea bass with warm artichoke and bacon salad

Name: BBC Food - Recipes - Salt-baked sea bass with warm artichoke and bacon salad
Ingredients: 4 free-range egg whites; 2 lemons , zest only; 2 bunches fresh basil , leaves chopped; 1.25kg/2lb 12oz sea salt; 1 x 2kg/4lb 8oz whole sea bass , scales and guts removed, cleaned (ask your fishmonger to do this for you if you prefer); 200g/7oz smoked back bacon, cut into lardons; 600g/1lb 6oz cooked new potatoes , sliced; ½ red onion , finely sliced; 1 x 280g jar roasted artichokes in olive oil; sea salt; freshly ground black pepper

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Baking a whole fish in salt helps retain the meat's moisture. James Martin's recipe is infused with basil and lemon.

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Ingredients

4 free-range egg whites
2 lemons , zest only
2 bunches fresh basil , leaves chopped
1.25kg/2lb 12oz sea salt
1 x 2kg/4lb 8oz whole sea bass , scales and guts removed, cleaned (ask your fishmonger to do this for you if you prefer)
200g/7oz smoked back bacon, cut into lardons
600g/1lb 6oz cooked new potatoes , sliced
½ red onion , finely sliced
1 x 280g jar roasted artichokes in olive oil
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper