Baked sea bass with lemon caper dressing recipe | Good Food

Baked sea bass with lemon caper dressing

4 x 100g/4oz sea bass
fillets
olive oil
for brushing

For the caper dressing

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
grated zest 1 lemon
plus 2 tbsp juice
2 tbsp small capers
2 tsp gluten-free Dijon mustard
2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
plus a few extra leaves (optional)

Method

step 1
To make the dressing, mix the oil with the lemon zest and juice, capers, mustard, some seasoning and 1 tbsp water. Don't add the parsley yet (unless serving straight away) as the acid in the lemon will fade the colour if they are left together for too long.
step 2
Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Line a baking tray with baking parchment and put the fish, skin-side up, on top. Brush the skin with oil and sprinkle with some flaky salt. Bake for 7 mins or until the flesh flakes when tested with a knife. Arrange the fish on warm serving plates, spoon over the dressing and scatter with extra parsley leaves, if you like.