Baked Herring Fillet
Crispy carrot-wrapped herring fillets – a light dish with under 250 calories per serving, perfect for those watching their figure!
Ingredients
- 0.5 small lemon
- 250 g herring fillet (2 fillets)
- Salt
- Pepper
- 300 g large long carrots (2 large long carrots)
- 2 tbsp Rapeseed oil
Instructions
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1.
Squeeze the lemon and measure 1 tbsp of juice.
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2.
Rinse the herring fillets and pat them dry. Drizzle with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
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3.
Wash, peel, and use a paring knife to peel the carrots.
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4.
Slice the carrots lengthwise into thin strips using the paring knife.
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5.
Lay several carrot strips slightly overlapping side by side on the work surface.
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6.
Place the herring fillets on top and wrap them with the strips so that the fish is fully covered. Season with salt and pepper.
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7.
Heat the oil in a non-stick pan over high heat and sear the parcels on both sides until crisp.
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8.
Place a sheet of parchment paper on a baking tray, put the herring parcels on it, and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C (fan 160 °C, gas: level 2‑3) on the middle rack for 10–15 minutes.
