Baked Cod With Crunchy Lemon-herb Topping

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 24 ritz crackers, broken into crumbs about the size of peas
• 2 tablespoons herbs, fresh, minced (parsley, dill or basil, or a combination, divided use)
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, finely grated
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh
• 2 lbs skinless cod fish fillets, 1/2 inch thick, pin bones removed, patted dry
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• lemon wedge, for serving

Recipe

• 1 adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 450°f
• 2 lightly grease a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• 3 in a medium bowl, combine the cracker crumbs and 1 tablespoon of the parsley, dill or basil; set aside.
• 4 in a separate small bowl, combine the remaining 1 tablespoon parsley, dill or basil with the mayonnaise, garlic, and lemon zest and juice; set aside.
• 5 season the fish fillets with salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 place on the baking sheet, spacing the pieces about ½ inch apart.
• 7 brush the tops and sides of the fish with the mayonnaise mixture, then press the cracker crumbs into the mayonnaise.
• 8 bake for 8 to 15 minutes, or until the crumbs are golden brown and the fish flakes apart when gently prodded with a paring knife.
• 9 if the cracker crumbs brown before the fish is cooked, cover the fish with aluminum foil.
• 10 serve hot with the lemon wedges.