This Easy Mediterranean Oven Baked Fish is juicy and tasty, with deep fresh herbs, lemon, and garlic flavours. An irresistible dinner ready in under 30 minutes.
If you ask one of the top chefs, they will always recommend baking fish like Baked Tilapia and Baked Cod, and this is because of baking;
- Requires less oil compared to deep frying.
- Easiest way to always ensure a tender, juicy and flaky fish.
- The fish doesn't dry out quickly.
- Maintains it's flavour.
- Quick and easy method of cooking.
- Avoids flipping of the fish.
- You may always end up with sauce or gravy from the fish.
Also, if you are a whole fish lover, go for this baked whole mackerel.
Which Fish Will Work?
In this recipe, I used Mackerel, which is very flavorful. White fish like cod, halibut, tilapia, cod, haddock, catfish or snapper. Feel free to use any fish of your choice, but cooking time will depend on the size of the fish.
Ingredients Used and Recipe Variations.
- Herbs: Fresh Thyme, Basil, Rosemary, Parsley and dried Oregano(or fresh). Who makes a Mediterranean dish without herbs? No one!
- Fish Fillets: Make sure you thaw the fish and pat dry. You can also use whole fish, but bake it longer (30 minutes).
- Vegetables: Cherry tomatoes, Zucchini, Olives and Onions.
- Sweet Chilli Sauce: You can substitute for some honey and chilli flakes or hot sauce.
- Garlic: I love lots of garlic for any fish fish recipe because of its deep flavour.
- Lemon Juice and Lemon Zest: You can substitute for some lime, red or white wine vinegar.
- Olive Oil: This is the most flavorful oil to bake because it enhances the fish flavour.
- Salt and Pepper to taste.
Can this be a Plan Ahead Recipe?
Yes! Slice and dice the ingredients the day before. The fish can thaw in the refrigerator overnight, but it has to come to room temperature before baking. I usually put it in lukewarm water to hasten the process. You can also marinate everything the day before.
How to make The Best Mediterranean Baked Fish
Check the recipe card at the end of this post for the detailed recipe.
- Preheat the oven to 400℉.
- Add all the ingredients except the veggies to a bowl and combine well.
- Rub the marinade on both sides of the fish generously and set aside.
- Add the veggies into the remaining marinade and mix well with a spoon until they are well coated.
- Pour the veggies into the baking dish, then place the fish on top.
- Bake in the middle rack of the oven at 400℉ for 15 minutes. Baking time will depend on how thick your fillets are.
- Cook until the fish is flaky or a thermometer reads 145℉ internal temperature.
- Remove from the oven and let it rest for about 5 minutes, then serve.
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Easy Mediterranean Baked fish
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 Fish fillets
- 6 sprigs Thyme chopped
- 3 sprigs Rosemary chopped
- 1 teaspoon Oregano dried
- 2 teaspoon Parsley chopped or dried
- 4 Garlic cloves minced or chopped or 2 teaspoon paste
- 1 teaspoon Basil chopped (optional)
- 1 teaspoon Lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Sweet chilli sauce
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Blackpepper
- ¼ cup Olive oil
For The Veggies
- 1 cup Cherry tomatoes
- ½ cup Olives pitted
- 1 medium Onion diced
- 1 Zucchini diced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400℉.
- Add all the ingredients except the veggies to a bowl and combine well.
- Rub the marinade on both sides of the fish generously and set aside.
- Add the veggies into the remaining marinade and mix well with a spoon until they are well coated.
- Pour the veggies into the baking dish, then place the fish on top.
- Scrape any remaining marinade from the bowl and pour it on the fish.
- Bake in the middle rack of the oven at 400℉ for 15 minutes. Baking time will depend on how thick your fillets are.
- Cook until the fish is flaky or a thermometer reads 145℉ internal temperature.
- Remove from the oven and let it rest for about 5 minutes, then serve,
Alicia
Totally worth having to refill our spice shelves. The seasonings worked well on the tilapia and my salmon. When I found enough veggies to make that part of the recipe it was an even bigger hit. Hubby said he thought he'd never eat an olive but had now found their purpose in our fridge and boys wanted extra on their second helpings. Thank you!
I love this. Thanks so much for the feedback
Kathy
This is an excellent dish! We loved the flavors, and it's really quick and easy to make. I used tilapia that was fairly thick, so I baked it an extra 5 minutes. We aren't olive fans, so I substituted extra veggies (squash and zucchini), and I substituted honey and red pepper flakes for the sweet chili sauce, and it was really good. Thank you, Claudy - great recipe!
Thanks so much for your feedback.