Sheet Pan Roasted Vegetables and Haddock Fillet

After all the elaborated and fairly heavy dinners over the holidays, it felt like it’s time for some dishes with much lighter fare. Oven baked/roasted fish fillet and vegetables came to mind, and, soon after, I started preparing both.

Rosemary-Lemon Scented Poached Salmon, with Vegetable Salad

Poaching is one of the best methods to cook fish: the liquids in which the fish is cooked, prevent it from drying, and the result is moist and tender texture.

Swordfish with Spicy Grape Tomatoes Sauce

 

Swordfish is one of my favorite fish; for its “meaty” and firm texture, and its ability to absorb bold flavors. It is also a fish that handles freezing and defrosting well, and requires only a very short cooking time.  So, I always keep a few vacuum packed fillets in the freezer, and use them in different ways.

Pan-Grilled Mahi Mahi with Marinated Pepper Salad

 

Keeping a couple of marinated salads in the fridge, makes it very easy top come up with a tasty and quick dish anytime.

Swordfish in Coconut Milk and Green Curry Sauce

Swordfish is one of the few types of fish that can handle bold flavors well, which is why I chose it for this dish, as bold flavors were exactly what I had in mind.

Crusted Halibut Baked in White Wine

One of my favorite ways of preparing fish fillets, is to coat them with a tasty buttery crust, and bake them in white wine. The butter in the crust melts over the fish while baking, and not only adds wonderful flavor to it, but also keeps it nice and moist. The rest of the ingredients in the crust add their unique flavors and textures, while the white wine adds another layer of fragrance and flavor to the fish.

Pan Fried Haddock Fillets with Caramelized Mini Peppers

When I found a package of frozen wild caught haddock fillets at the store, I liked the fact that they were individually packed, and decided to buy it, not exactly having any special type of preparation in mind.
Haddock is a member of the cod family, and has a fairly firm texture and mild sweetish flavor. It can prepared in different ways, with the most popular is dipped in batter and deep fried. I wasn’t into that, and so decided to simply pan fry it with olive oil and butter.

Herbed Fishballs with Tomato-Chickpea Sauce

I prepare fried fish patties fairly often, but this time, I’ve decided to try something different; I formed the mixture into balls, and instead of frying them, I placed them over a tomato-chickpea sauce, inspired by the Moroccan-Jewish cuisine.

Fried White Anchovies with Parsley-Lime Dressing

Most of us know anchovies mainly as a salted fish condiment, sold in small cans or jars, used often to flavor dressings and salads. The small fresh fish is mostly popular in the Mediterranean, where it is usually fried whole, or after a short marination in a vinegary marinade, with spices and herbs. A version of this, marinated longer and vacuum packed, is sold commercially, and is known as “white anchovies”.

Salmon with Sweet and Spicy Almond Topping

While I usually prefer to use fresh fish, when I saw vacuum packed frozen Alaskan wild salmon at the store, I’ve decided to try it nonetheless.

Fried Fish with Agristada – Sephardic Lemon and Egg Sauce

Agristada, a velvety lemon and egg sauce, is one of the most loved sauces in Sephardic* cuisine, and one of my personal favorites. The sauce can be served warm or cold, and it is traditionally paired with fried fish, though also served with cooked fish, meatballs or steamed vegetables, especially with artichoke.