Baked Wild Sockeye Salmon

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup opal basil leaves
• 1/4 cup cinnamon basil leaves
• 1/4 cup globe basil leaves
• 1/4 cup fresh fennel, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
• canola oil, for oiling pan
• 4 -6 lbs whole head-on wild b.c. sockeye salmon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in a small bowl, mix basil leaves, fennel and butter cubes.
• 3 season to taste with salt and pepper. place sockeye salmon onto an oiled rimmed baking sheet.
• 4 stuff basil mixture into belly cavity of salmon and bake for 40 minutes or until firm to the touch and flesh is opaque and just beginning to flake.
• 5 to serve, spoon additional stuffing onto each portion and drizzle with pan juices.
• 6 note: you can use one type of basil instead of the three different varieties.