Prepare the wet salt bed

• Mix the coarse salt with the water until it holds together like wet sand
• Spread a layer of the wet salt over the bottom of the baking dish

Prepare the fish

• Rinse and pat the fish dry
• Place the lemon slices inside the cavity
• Drizzle the fish with olive oil

Bury the fish in salt

• Lay the fish on the salt layer
• Cover it completely with the remaining wet salt, sealing it well

Bake

• Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C until the salt crust is firm and the fish is cooked through

Crack the crust and serve

• Let the dish rest briefly
• Crack the salt crust, brush off the salt and lift out the fish
• Serve the fish hot with lemon