Mom's Roasted Fish with Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes
 
 
This is the recipe I ask for my mom to make every.single.time I come home. A beautiful piece of fish - usually salmon - is roasted in herbs and topped with blistered cherry tomatoes. It's simple, paleo-friendly, and absolutely delicious.
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Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1½ lbs of fish, a little under ½ lb per person
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Juice of one lemon, plus more for serving
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 cups of heirloom cherry tomatoes (or regular cherry tomatoes)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
  2. In a baking dish, place the cherry tomatoes and coat with a little olive oil and salt and pepper
  3. Roast until the tomatoes are blistered and almost blackened - this usually takes about 30-45 minutes
  4. Remove from oven and set aside
  5. Place fish on parchment paper on a baking dish, and rub in the olive oil into its flesh. Squeeze the juice of one lemon over the fish
  6. Sprinkle on the basil and parsley, and top with a little salt and pepper
  7. Let "marinate" for about 20 minutes, while turning the oven to 425 degrees F
  8. Put into the oven, and roast for about 15 minutes, until medium rare
  9. Remove from the oven and place the fish on a platter, and top with the tomatoes
  10. Serve with more basil and lemon wedges
Recipe by dani california cooks at http://www.danicaliforniacooks.com/moms-roasted-fish-with-heirloom-cherry-tomatoes-paleo/