Spring Fish in Parchment
Ingredients
- 1/2 pint grape tomatoes
- 1/2 pound green beans, halved
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- Salt and pepper
- 2 small zucchini, thinly sliced on an angle
- 2 small carrots, shredded
- 1 red onion, quartered and thinly sliced crosswise
- 2 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons herbes de Provence
- 1 large lemon, cut into 8 slices
- Four 6-8-ounce pieces sea bass
- 1/2 cup white vermouth or dry white wine
- 4 teaspoons black or green olive tapenade or chopped olives
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 425°F.
On a baking sheet, toss the tomatoes and green beans with 2 tablespoons EVOO; season with salt and pepper. Roast until the tomatoes burst and the beans are tender, 10 minutes.
Cut 4 pieces of parchment paper the size of a baking sheet. In a large bowl, combine the zucchini, carrots, onion, garlic and herbes de Provence. Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Divide the seasoned vegetables among the pieces of parchment; top each with 2 lemon slices, the tomatoes and green beans and a piece of fish. Douse with the vermouth, drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons EVOO and season with salt and pepper. Dot the fish with the tapenade. To seal, fold over the long sides of the parchment together twice, then roll in the short sides to form a pouch.
Roast until the fish is just opaque, about 12 minutes.
