Honey & Orange Baked Fish with Lentil Salad

Baked fresh fish in baking paper or foil makes a quick healthy dinner. Make sure you serve the parcels unopened, so you can enjoy the beautiful aroma trapped inside when opening at the dinner table.

4 Blue Cod fillets (Firm white fish Fillets)

2 Oranges, 1 zest only, 1 sliced (use juice of 1 orange in salad dressing)

1 tsp Creamed Honey

2 tsp Dijon Mustard

4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt and pepper

For the Lentil Salad

1 Tin Lentils, drained and rinsed

2 cups Baby Rocket Leaves

¼ red capsicum, diced

1/4 orange capsicum, diced

1 Shallot, diced

a handful Parsley, chopped

Dressing:

1 Orange, juice only

1 tsp Dijon mustard

2 tbsp White wine vinegar

⅓ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt and pepper

Lemon to serve

Heat oven to 200°C. Place each fish fillet, skin-side down, on individual squares of baking paper or foil. Mix the orange zest, honey, mustard, and oil then paste over the fillets. Season. Place orange slices on top of fish. Pull the sides of the baking paper up and fold the edges together to make individual parcels.

Place the parcels on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 10 mins or until the fish is just cooked.

Mix all ingredients for the salad dressing. Season to taste.

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients for the salad. Toss with the dressing.

Serve fish parcels with lentil salad and lemon wedges.

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