Cod with Burrata & Baked Leek (Gluten, Grain Free & Low Carb)
This is a delicious, easy, fresh and tasty dish that is great to make for a weekday meal or cozy weekend dinner.
Servings 2 servings
Ingredients
- 2 Cod fillets
- 1 Burrata
- 1 Leek (both white and green part)
- Olive oil
- 1/2 Lemon juiced
- 1/2 Lemon zest zest
- 2-3 tbsp Wild garlic pesto (see note 1 below for recipe)
- Black pepper, to taste
- Sea salt, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the pesto (if using wild garlic pesto) according to the recipe in note 1.
- Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius.
- Cut the white part of the leek into 3-4 cm long pieces and cut in two lenthwise.
- Place the leek in an oven safe baking pan and brush with some olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and some lemon juice. Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes, until it starts to get golden brown and soft.
- Lower the temperature in the oven to 150 degrees Celsius.
- Place the cod in another oven safe baking pan and sprinkle with sea salt and black pepper.
- Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes.
- When about five minutes of the baking time remains preheat a nonstick pan over medium heat with some olive oil.
- Slice the green part of the leek thinly and fry in the pan until golden brown.
- Drain the burrata and tear into smaller pices. Divide between two plates and top with black pepper.
- Divide the baked leek over the burrata. Top with baked cod, fried leek, pesto and lemon zest.
Notes
Note 1 - Wild garlic pesto