Salt-Crusted Fish

Ingredients

• Fish

  • 3 egg whites
  • 3 cups (870 g) coarse salt
  • 1 whole white-fleshed fish (such as snapper, bass, walleye), about 1 ½ lb (675 g),
  • 1 green onion, cut into large pieces
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 thyme sprig

• Sauce Vierge

  • 1 small tomato, seeded and finely diced
  • 1 mini red bell pepper or ¼ red bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
  • ½ celery stalk, finely diced
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil
  • 2 tbsp chives, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) balsamic vinegar