This Mediterranean baked cod with lemon, deliciously seasoned with fresh Mediterranean herbs, garlic, and lemon, is ready in 25 minutes, start to finish. Serve with your favorite potato dish, and a green vegetable or salad, and your meal is done.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter: 3 Tbsp (softened)
- finely minced fresh garlic: 1 Tbsp
- fresh parsley: 1 Tbsp (minced)
- fresh oregano: 2 tsp (minced)
- fresh thyme or rosemary: 1 tsp (minced)
- finely ground pink salt: 0.5 tsp (to taste)
- black pepper: 0.25 tsp (freshly ground)
- paprika: 0.5 tsp
- cod filets: 4 piece (6 ounce)
- lemons, each cut into 8 thin slices: 2 piece
- Extra virgin olive oil: 1 Tbsp
- sprigs fresh parsley: 4 piece (for garnish, optional)
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Stages of cooking
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Place softened butter, minced garlic, parsley, oregano, and thyme or rosemary on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, cut herbs and garlic into each other and the butter, cutting and mixing as you go. Add pink salt, black pepper, and paprika, and mix until well blended.
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Pat cod filets dry. In a 12x18-inch casserole or baking pan, place each filet on top of 2 lemon slices. Evenly divide herb butter mixture among the filets; use a fork or offset spatula to spread herb butter over filets. Top each filet with 2 remaining lemon slices.
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Bake in the preheated oven until cod flakes easily with a fork, 13 to 15 minutes. See note.
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To serve, drizzle each filet with extra virgin olive oil, and garnish with fresh parsley, if desired. Cook’s Note Be sure to monitor your filets. If your filets are less than 1/2-inch thick, check for doneness at 10 minutes. Thicker filets will take more time.
