Baked Autumn Herring with Lemon and Tomato

Name: Baked Autumn Herring with Lemon and Tomato
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: Freshly ground black pepper; Sea salt; 1 large lemon, sliced; 2 large late season tomatoes, halved; Light olive oil or cold-pressed rapeseed oil; 4 fresh whole longshore herring (with roe, but gutted and cleaned)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

For The Love Of The Sea

By Jenny Jefferies

Published 2021

About

I’ve demonstrated this recipe on many occasions. It looks spectacular, tastes delicious and yet is so simple to make. Best served with fresh sourdough bread and some homemade lemon mayonnaise on the side. — Mike Warner

Ingredients

4 fresh whole longshore herring (with roe, but gutted and cleaned)
1 large lemon, sliced
2 large late season tom

Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Autumn

Method

Score the herring lightly on each side and pin the tails to the heads using cocktail sticks.

Line a shallow baking tray with foil and grease with a little oil. Place the herring on the foil and lay a slice of lemon on each one.

Add the halved tomatoes to the tray and sprinkle everything liberally with the oil. Finish with good grinding of black pepper and sea salt.