Description
This baked cod recipe is a delightful and healthy dinner option, featuring tender cod fillets topped with a medley of cherry tomatoes, olives, and spices.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 fillets cod (about 5 ounces each)
- ½ lemon
- ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
- to taste salt and pepper
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- ⅓ cup pitted kalamata olives (coarsely chopped)
- ⅓ cup pitted green olives (such as Castelvetrano olives, coarsely chopped)
- ⅓ cup diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- to taste chopped fresh parsley (for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Pat cod fillets dry and place them in a 9×13-inch baking dish. Squeeze some lemon juice (about ½ of a lemon) over the fish, then evenly sprinkle on the sweet paprika and season generously with salt and pepper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, green olives, red onion, olive oil, garlic, and dried oregano. Stir gently to combine. Spoon this mixture on and around the cod in the baking dish.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, until cod is cooked through (it should register 145°F in the center and flake easily with a fork). Serve, sprinkled with chopped fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
- Ensure the cod reaches an internal temperature of 145°F for safe consumption.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg