Lemon and Garlic Baked Haddock

You can't go wrong when lemon and garlic are involved.

Ingredients:

4 or 5 pieces of haddock (about 400g)

1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Lemon Sauce:

5 tbsps fresh lemon juice

5 tbsps light olive oil

2 tbsps melted butter

5 tsps minced garlic

Coating:

1/4 cup flour

1 tsp smoked paprika

1/2 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp onion powder

2 tbsps vegetable oil

Mix the lemon sauce ingredients together excluding the garlic for now. Set aside.

Mix the flour, smoked paprika, ground cumin, salt, pepper and onion powder together in a shallow bowl.

Pat the fish dry with paper towels then dip in lemon sauce. Coat in the flour mixture, both sides. Heat an oiled (2 tbsps vegetable oil) oven safe skillet or griddle and sear each piece on medium high for 1-2 minutes per side.

Remove from heat. Add the garlic to the lemon sauce and spoon over fish.

See note regarding garlic at the end of this post.

Bake at 400°F for 10 minutes or until the fish flakes easily. Serve with chopped parsley.

Note:

Anytime you cook garlic with acid, like lemon juice, you have a chance of your garlic turning green or smurfy blue! This can happen particularly if your garlic is a little old. No worries though, it's perfectly safe to eat!

Adapted from: www.themediterraneandish.com/