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Greek Style Haddock

Healthy dinners do not have to be boring. Jazz up bland baked fish with an amazing Greek preparation, coated to a crisp and dressed with a bright lemon garlic sauce and blistered tomatoes
Prep Time 4 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 19 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner, Entree, Main Course
Cuisine: Greek, Mediterranean

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb haddock fillets or another firm white fish like cod
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • cup flour
  • 2 tsp za'atar
  • tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • ¼ cup chopped parsley

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°
  2. On a shallow plate, mix together flour, za'atar, cumin, onion powder, salt and pepper. Set aside
  3. In a bowl, mix together lemon juice, butter, and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside
  4. Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat with a few drizzles of olive oil. Throw in cherry tomatoes, halved with the skin side down, into the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes or until they begin to brown. Set aside.
  5. Pat your fish dry and season with salt and pepper. Dip in the lemon mixture to coat, them in the flour mixture
  6. Pan fry the coated fish in a cast iron skillet with a few tbsp of olive oil, 2-3 minutes per side until golden, but not cooked all the way.
  7. Add tomatoes back to the pan
  8. Add parsley and garlic to the remaining lemon mixture and pour it all over the fish. Bake for 10 minutes.
  9. Serve immediately over rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice.