Best Cod Fillet And Baby Spinach With Balsamic Recipes

SIMPLE COD WITH SAUTEED SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season the cod with ground black pepper {or seasoning of your choice} and place it in the skillet. Sear the first side and flip over. Cover and cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Clean out the skillet and add olive oil. When oil is heated, add the garlic. Cook for one minute, stirring to keep it from burning.
• Add a handful of spinach and toss to combine. Saute and stir until spinach is wilted.
• Add another handful of spinach, wilt, and continue until all of the spinach is wilted. Squeeze one wedge of lemon over the spinach and toss to combine. Season to taste with sea salt and pepper.
• Divide the spinach between two plates, using a slotted spoon to drain off excess moisture. Top with the cod and season with black pepper and lemon strips and serve.

COD WITH BACON & BALSAMIC TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels., Sprinkle fillets with salt and pepper. Add fillets to bacon drippings; cook over medium-high heat until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 4-6 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm., Add tomatoes to skillet; cook and stir until tomatoes are softened, 2-4 minutes. Stir in vinegar; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until sauce is thickened, 1-2 minutes longer. Serve cod with tomato mixture and bacon.

ROASTED SALMON WITH SAUTEED BALSAMIC SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. Rub 1 teaspoon oil over both sides of salmon; sprinkle with seafood seasoning and pepper. Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; roast until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 10-12 minutes., Meanwhile, place remaining oil, garlic and pepper flakes in a 6-qt. stockpot; heat over medium-low heat until garlic is softened, 3-4 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Add spinach; cook and stir until wilted, 3-4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes; heat through. Divide among four serving dishes., In a small saucepan, bring vinegar to a boil. Cook until vinegar is reduced by half, 2-3 minutes. Immediately remove from heat., To serve, place salmon over spinach mixture. Drizzle with balsamic glaze.

GRILLED COD WITH SPINACH AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
• Place cod on a piece of aluminum foil and season with salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Top cod with spinach, tomato, and onion; season again with salt and black pepper. Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar over cod and top with mozzarella cheese. Fold foil over cod creating a packet, crimping the edges together making a seal.
• Cook on the preheated grill until fish flakes easily with a fork, 7 to 9 minutes.

COD FILLET AND BABY SPINACH WITH BALSAMIC

Steps:

• 1. Thaw fish, if frozen. rinse and pat dry with paper towels. 2. Cut fish into 4 serving-size pieces. Set aside 3. In large skillet, cook onion in 1 tbs of oil over medium heat for 5-6 minutes. 4. Add sweet pepper, cook and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. 5. Stir onion mixture into spinach, transfer to a serving platter and set aside 6. Sprinkle fish fillet with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp black pepper. 7. In same large skillet heat the remaining 2 tbs oil over Med-Hi heat 8. Add fish and cook 4 mins. Turn fish and reduce heat to medium. Cook 3 minutes more or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. 9. Place fish fillets on top of wilted spinach. Cook to keep warm. 10. In small bowl, stir together the balsamic vinegar and honey. Add to skillet. Cook and stir until heated through, scraping up any browned bits. To serve, spoon balsamic vinaigrette over fish and spinach.

BAKED COD WITH TOMATOES & SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Place fish in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Combine remaining ingredients; spoon over fish.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork.

HERB & GARLIC BAKED COD WITH ROMESCO SAUCE & SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/ gas 7 and put the fish fillets in a shallow ovenproof dish so they fit quite snugly in a single layer. Mix 1 tbsp rapeseed oil with the thyme and garlic, spoon over the fish, then grate over the lemon zest. Bake for 10-12 mins until the fish is moist and flakes easily when tested.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a non-stick pan and fry the pepper and leeks for 5 mins until softened. Add the almonds and cook for 5 mins more. Tip in the tomato purée, 5 tbsp water, the bouillion powder and vinegar, and cook briefly to warm the mixture through.
• Add the juice of up to half a lemon and blitz with a stick blender until it makes a thick, pesto-like sauce. Serve with the fish and the wilted spinach.