Nutrition
Recipe of the Week: Cod in Parchment Paper
Cod baked in parchment with leeks and fresh dill — a light, elegant dinner with almost zero cleanup.
Recipe adapted from Joanne Lusted, Clean Eating. Image from Clean Eating
Ingredients:
2 5 oz. boneless cod fillets
Salt & pepper to taste
1 leek, thinly sliced, white and light green stalk only
1 large carrot, peeled and thinly sliced
1 bell pepper, thinly sliced
Juice ½ lemon
2 tbsp fresh dill sprigs
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Arrange two large sheets of parchment paper on a flat surface.
- Season fillets with salt and pepper to taste.
- Place one fillet in the center of each sheet of parchment paper. Top each fillet with half each of leek, carrot, bell pepper, celery, lemon juice and dill.
- Fold parchment over top of each fillet to make a bundle and fold in edges to seal.
- Transfer wrapped fillets to a large baking sheet and bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until opaque throughout.