Oven-baked cod fish with asparagus and cherry tomatoes
Oven-baked cod fish with asparagus and cherry tomatoes is a quick recipe that combines Mediterranean flavors with asparagus and delicious baked cod fillets.
Equipment
- 1 oven-safe skillet or pan (around 12-inches/30cm)
- Oven
Ingredients
- 4 fillets of Codfish around 20oz/600g in total, skin on and cleaned
- 1 bunch of asparagus around 7oz/200g, cut into 1-inch/2.5cm pieces
- 10 oz/300g cherry tomatoes cleaned and halved
- ½ cup of capers
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon
- 6 cloves of garlic sliced fine
- 1 teaspoon of sweet paprika
- ½ teaspoon Nora peppers sub with chili flakes
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- Salt for seasoning
Instructions
Step 1 - Saute asparagus
- Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C
- Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat, add the asparagus pieces, and saute for 3 minutes or until you start to see the asparagus spears browning slightly.1 bunch of asparagus, 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Step 2 - Add Cherry tomatoes and spices
- Add the cherry tomatoes and saute for another 5 minutes stirring often.10 oz/300g cherry tomatoes
- Add a little more oil and the garlic to the middle of the pan and simmer for around 3 minutes.6 cloves of garlic
- Once the garlic is fragrant, add the spices and stir through. Simmer until the tomatoes soften and begin to fall apart, around 5 minutes.1 teaspoon of sweet paprika, ½ teaspoon Nora peppers, ½ teaspoon white pepper, Salt for seasoning
Step 3 - Add cod fillets and bake
- Clear some space in the pan and add the cod fillets, skin side down in the pan.4 fillets of Codfish
- Cover the cod fillets with the tomato and asparagus. Add the capers and remove the pan from the heat.½ cup of capers
- Add the entire pan to the oven and bake at 350°F/180°C for 15 minutes. The fish will become white and opaque once cooked. Season to taste and garnish. with a wedge of lemon.1 lemon