Baked Mediterranean Sole Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN BAKED FISH RECIPE WITH TOMATOES AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Prepare the tomato and capers sauce. In a medium saucepan, heat extra virgin olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add onions, cook for 3 minutes until it begins to turn gold in color, tossing regularly. Add tomatoes, garlic, spices, pinch of salt (not too much) and pepper, capers, and raisins. Bring to a boil, then turn heat down to medium-low and let simmer for 15 minutes or so.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Pat fish dry and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Pour 1/2 of the cooked tomato sauce into the bottom of a 9 1/2" x 13" baking dish. Arrange the fish on top. Add lemon juice and lemon zest, then top with the remaining tomato sauce.
• Bake in 400 degrees F heated-oven for 15 to 18 minutes or until fish is cooked through and flakes easily (do not over-cook). Remove from heat and garnish with fresh parsley or mint to your liking.
• Serve hot with Mediterranean grilled zucchini, Greek potatoes, or Lebanese rice. (See other suggestions for sides or salads up in the post)

MEDITERRANEAN SOLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place each fillet on a piece of heavy-duty foil or parchment (about 12 in. square). Sprinkle fillets with pepper; top with lemon slices. Drizzle with wine and 1 tablespoon oil., In a small bowl, combine tomatoes, olives, capers, lemon juice, garlic and remaining 1 tablespoon oil; spoon over fillets. Fold foil or parchment around fish, sealing tightly., Place packets on a baking sheet. Bake until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 10-12 minutes. Open packets carefully to allow steam to escape. Sprinkle with parsley.

EASY SOLE MEUNIERE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Have 2 heat-proof dinner plates ready
• Combine the flour, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large shallow plate. Pat the sole fillets dry with paper towels and sprinkle one side with salt.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of butter in a large (12-inch) saute pan over medium heat until it starts to brown. Dredge 2 sole fillets in the seasoned flour on both sides and place them in the hot butter. Lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 2 minutes. Turn carefully with a metal spatula and cook for 2 minutes on the other side. While the second side cooks, add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice to the pan. Carefully put the fish filets on the ovenproof plates and pour the sauce over them. Keep the cooked fillets warm in the oven while you repeat the process with the remaining 2 fillets. When they're done, add the cooked fillets to the plates in the oven. Sprinkle with the parsley, salt, and pepper and serve immediately.

SUNNY'S EASY BAKED LEMON SOLE AND SPRING ONIONS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with nonstick aluminum foil and place it in the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the butter: Meanwhile, whisk together the butter, lemon zest and juice, capers, garlic and salt in a medium bowl.
• For the sheet: Slice the spring onions in half lengthwise. If using scallions, they can be left whole.
• Make sure you have all of your ingredients ready to go so you can assemble the sheet and return it to the oven quickly. Remove the sheet from the oven once the oven is preheated. Quickly add the fish in a row, leaving about an inch between each piece. Drizzle the butter mixture over the top, add the lemon slices over the fish, then the spring onions. Sprinkle with paprika. Return the sheet to the oven and bake until cooked through, 12 to 18 minutes. Serve warm, preferably with garlicky mashed potatoes!

BAKED MEDITERRANEAN SOLE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil and melted butter with a dash of salt. Stir in the shallots, garlic and capers.
• In a separate small bowl, mix together the salt, pepper, oregano and garlic powder. Sprinkle seasoning on both sides of fish fillets.
• Place the fish fillets on a lightly-oiled large baking pan. Pour the butter lemon mixture on top of fillets. Top with the green onion halves and lemon slices.
• Bake in 375°F heated oven for 10-15 minutes, until opaque. Do not overcook.
• Remove the fish fillets from the oven and garnish with the chopped fresh dill.
• Serve with roasted red potatoes and a green salad.

BAKED MEDITERRANEAN SOLE WITH SEASONED RICE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees. Cut asparagus diagonally into 2-inch pieces. Remove and discard pits from olives by mashing gently with a heavy flat implement such as a mallet (being careful not to smash the pit) then digging out pit. Chop pitted olives coarsely. Mix chopped olives, asparagus pieces, crumbled feta cheese, garlic, olive oil, oregano and pepper (to taste) in a large bowl. Cook rice according to package directions, omitting any butter or oil. Stir in rice wine vinegar and allow to stand for 5 minutes. While rice is cooking, spread ½ olive mixture evenly across bottom of 13x9 inch baking dish. Season both sides of fish lightly with salt and place in a single layer on top of olive mixture. Top evenly with remaining mixture. Bake on middle rack of oven for 15 minutes or until fish is opaque, timing it to finish with the rice. Season rice evenly with cumin. Serve vegetables and fish over rice on plates, spooning any residual cooking liquid over fish.