| 1 | lg | Fish (sea bass, salmon, rockfish) or 6 thick fillets of flounder or orange roughy, about 6 pounds total, cleaned and scaled |
| 2 | ts | Salt |
| 3 | tb | Olive oil |
| 2 | | Cloves garlic, peeled and crushed |
| 1/2 | c | Chopped fresh parsley |
| 2 | tb | Chopped fresh tarragon |
| 4 | | Scallions, chopped |
| 1 | tb | Chopped fresh coriander |
| 1/4 | c | Chopped fresh mint -or- |
| 2 | tb | Dried |
| 1 | c | Finely ground walnuts |
| 1/4 | c | Dried barberries, cleaned, soaked for 20 minutes in water and drained* |
| 1/4 | c | Raisins |
| 1/4 | c | Fresh lime juice |
| 1/4 | ts | Freshly ground black pepper |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground saffron, dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water |
| 1 | | Lime -or- |
| 2 | | Seville oranges, cut in half |
