Name: Grilled Striped Bass with Lemon and Fennel
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 1 1/2-pound whole striped bass, cleaned; Coarse salt; 1/2 cup (packed) coarsely chopped fresh fennel fronds; 5 1/8-inch-thick lemon slices

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Grilled Striped Bass with Lemon and FennelWyatt Counts

For best results, use a grill basket. It should be big enough for the fish but snug enough to keep the fish and lemon slices from moving around. The one we used in the Bon Appétit test kitchen was 17 by 6 inches.

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