Blackened Cod with Citrus Salsa

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    395
based on 1 ratings

Tender cod with a Jamaican kick. Spicy jerk seasoning pairs perfectly with this sweet, fresh, juicy salsa. Or, use another spice mix of your choosing. If you have time, prepare the salsa the night before to give the flavours a chance to infuse and meld together.

recipe updated 22 Dec. 2020

Ingredients

  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    1
  • Tomato icon
    Tomato
    2
  • Fresh basil leaves icon
    Fresh basil leaves
    2 tablespoons
  • Black olives icon
    Black olives
    75 g
  • Fresh basil leaves icon
    Fresh basil leaves
    as needed
  • Orange icon
    Orange
    1
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    5 tablespoons
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed
  • Cod fillet icon
    Cod fillet
    4
  • Seasoned salt icon
    Seasoned salt
    1 tablespoon

Tools

  • kCook icon Spatula
  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Pastry brush
  • kCook icon Frying pan
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Plate

Step preview

  1. Add orange, garlic clove, tomato, fresh basil leaves, black olives, olive oil and salt & pepper to a clean medium bowl then set aside
  2. Add cod fillet to a clean plate
  3. Brush with olive oil
  4. Coat seasoned salt with the fish
  5. Heat a clean frying pan - medium-high heat
  6. Transfer fish to frying pan skin side down
  7. Cook in frying pan - 5 min
  8. Turn
  9. Cook in frying pan - 3 min
  10. Let rest - approx 5 min
  11. Garnish with fresh basil leaves
  12. Serve
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