A simple but delicious Mediterranean diet recipe for Baked Cod with olives, lemon, garlic and capers.
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Course entree, fish
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Cuisine Mediterranean
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Keyword cod, dinner, fish, olives, seafood
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Prep Time 5 minutes
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Cook Time 20 minutes
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Servings 2 servings
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Author Brynn McDowell, RDN at The Domestic Dietit
Ingredients
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2 filets Cod (skinless)
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1/4 cup assorted olives, pitted (we used kalamata and green olives)
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1/2 lemon zested and juiced
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1 tbsp capers
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1/4 cup vegetable broth or water
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1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
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1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
Instructions
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1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
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2. Place the cod in a rimmed baking dish
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3. Add the olives, lemon zest, lemon juice, and capers
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4. Add the vegetable broth or water
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5. Drizzle the olive oil over top of the fish and add red pepper flakes
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6. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, until fish is easily flaked with a fork in the center or a thermometer reads 145 degrees