Oven-Baked Salmon Fillet

Ingredients

• 8 stems Basil
• 3 tsp black peppercorns
• 800 g thin piece of salmon fillet (with skin)
• 1 tbsp Fleur de sel
• 1 Organic lemon
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp liquid honey

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash basil, pat dry, pluck leaves and roughly chop half of them with a large knife.

2. 2.

   Roughly crush peppercorns in a mortar or coarsely grind in a grinder.

3. 3.

   Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Rinse the salmon fillet, pat dry and place it skin-side down on the baking sheet.

4. 4.

   Mix salt with crushed pepper and rub the salmon fillet with it. Sprinkle with chopped basil and bake in a preheated oven at 80 °C (convection: not recommended, gas: level 1) for about 40 minutes (may take a little longer for thicker fillets).

5. 5.

   Meanwhile, wash the lemon hot and dry it. Finely grate the zest, halve the lemon and squeeze out the juice.

6. 6.

   Mix lemon zest and juice with olive oil and honey in a small bowl.

7. 7.

   Remove the salmon fillet from the oven and place it on a plate or a large platter. Drizzle with sauce and let it sit for 8–10 minutes. Garnish with remaining basil and serve.