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Cod with Orange and Green Olive Salsa

Cod fillets baked with citrus zest and topped with a cool, briny salsa of orange, plum tomato, cracked green olives, capers and coriander seed. A Moroccan-leaning pairing of orange and olive that keeps the fish moist and bright.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total1 h 20 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Salsa

  • 1small navel orange, zested (reserve the zest for the fish), peeled, pith removed, cut into 6 mm dice
  • 4fresh plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 2 tbspfresh orange juice
  • 50 gred onion, finely chopped (about 1/3 cup)
  • 2 tbspfresh lemon juice, strained
  • 2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
  • 75 gGreek cracked green olives, pitted and finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
  • ½ tspcoriander seeds, crushed
  • ½ tspsmoked Hungarian paprika or sweet paprika
  • 1 tbspcapers, drained and finely chopped
  • 2 tspfresh marjoram or oregano, chopped

Fish

  • 4cod fillets, or other white-fleshed fish such as halibut or perch, 170 g (6 oz) each
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 2 tsplemon zest, finely chopped
  • 2 tsporange zest, finely chopped, from the salsa orange
  • 2 tbspextra virgin olive oil

Diet

  • Pescatarian
  • Mediterranean
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Fish
  • Cod
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Marjoram
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Paprika
  • Capers

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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