Salt baked sea bass with pesto and crispy pancetta pasta

Shopping list

• Fruit and vegetables

  • 60g/2¼oz basil leaves, plus an extra handful to garnish
  • 2 garlic cloves

• Tins, packets and jars

  • 500g/1lb 2oz fresh pasta

• Cooking ingredients

  • 2kg/4lb 8oz fine table salt
  • 50g/2oz toasted pine nuts
  • 125-75ml/4-6fl oz extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

• Dairy, eggs and chilled

  • 350g/12oz egg white
  • 50g/2oz parmesan, freshly grated

• Meat, fish and poultry

  • 2kg/4lb 8oz sea bass, scaled, gutted and fins removed
  • 12 thin slices pancetta

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