Mediterranean Baked Cod with Tomatoes & Olives
☀️ Mediterranean Baked Cod with Tomatoes & Olives
Mediterranean Baked Cod with Tomatoes and Olives is fresh, comforting and wonderfully simple. The fish cooks gently in a juicy tomato, garlic and olive sauce, with Mediterranean Spice Blend adding fragrant herb flavour. Serve it with bread, rice or potatoes to catch every spoonful of the sauce.
⏱️ Prep & Cook Time
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Serves: 4
🧾 Ingredients
- 4 thick cod fillets, approximately 150g each
- 400g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 100g pitted Kalamata olives
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp Mediterranean Spice Blend
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lemon, half sliced and half reserved for juice
- 100ml vegetable or fish stock
- Black pepper, to taste
🍳 Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C, 180°C fan. Add the tomatoes, olives, garlic, lemon slices, stock, 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp Mediterranean Spice Blend to a baking dish. Roast for 10 minutes.
- Pat the cod dry. Rub with the remaining oil and spice blend, then nestle the fillets into the tomato mixture.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, depending on thickness, until the cod is opaque and flakes easily at the thickest point.
- Squeeze over the reserved lemon juice and spoon the tomato and olive sauce around each fillet.
🍽️ Serving Suggestions
- Serve with crusty bread, rice or buttered new potatoes.
- Add wilted spinach or green beans on the side.
- Use haddock or pollock if preferred.
💛 Why This Recipe Works
- The tomato sauce begins cooking before the delicate fish is added.
- Olives provide savoury depth without a heavy sauce.
- Lemon keeps the finished dish bright and fresh.
🌿 Spice & Dipity Tip
Avoid overcooking the cod. Remove it as soon as the centre separates into moist flakes.
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Make this recipe with our versatile Mediterranean Spice Blend for easy sunshine flavour.
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