Fish Fillet with Tomato Cap
Fresh fish fillets topped with a tomato cap and basil butter.
Ingredients
- 700 g thin fish fillet (cod, redfish, haddock)
- Lemon juice
- Salt
- Pepper (freshly ground)
- 3 Tbsp finely chopped basil
- 50 g soft butter
- 2 tbsp finely chopped capers
- 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
- 4 large tomatoes
- olive oil
- basil for garnish
Instructions
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1.
Drizzle fish fillets with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Mix basil, butter, capers, and tomato paste thoroughly and season with salt and pepper.
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2.
Wash tomatoes; slice two thinly, core the rest and dice them.
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3.
Place 1/3 of the fish in a greased baking dish, spread 1/3 of the basil butter over it, top with half of the sliced tomatoes, season with salt and pepper. Repeat with another 1/3 of fish, spread more basil butter, add remaining tomato slices, season again.
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4.
Place the remaining fish on top, spread the rest of the basil butter, arrange diced tomatoes over it, drizzle olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
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5.
Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (middle rack) for about 25‑30 minutes. Serve from the dish garnished with fresh basil.