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by Lindsay Cotter
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Ginger lime baked cod. It’s light, flavorful, gluten free, healthy, and a 15 minute dinner recipe. A great Spring or Summer meal!Looking for more ways to season fish? Check out my list in the rest of this post!
So let’s talk fish. You know we love it, especiallyfor those health perks! But you know what? I probably get a text or email each week asking how to properly prepare fish. Or what do with salmon, sablefish, cod, etc. People are scared of fish! Well, not fish in general, but they are scared of cooking fish. But can I let you in on a secret?
IT’S SOOOOOOOOOO EASY to cook.
But I will confess, when I first started cooking fish (years ago), I had no clue what to put on it. I guess you could say this sushi loving girl was clueless. But I had to start somewhere! I asked a lot of my friends and family for their favorite seafood recipes and I wrote them all down. Then I just started experimenting in the kitchen. It was all about taking action, trial and error. Thank goodness there was not a lot of error, in fact, I found fish is pretty versatile!
There are several different ways you can season fish, but today we’ll start with the basics and I’ll leave you with one of my FAVORITE gbaked codrecipes; sound good?
TIPS FOR SEASONING FRESH FISH
- SALMON– Great with dill weed, fennel seed, rosemary (see above picture) and lemon or orange zest. And if you like spice, you could always add chili pepper or curry powder combined with garlic. Salmon is the meaty fish, so strong flavors are do-able!
- TROUT–Great with spring like spices and herbs;onion, bay leaves, cayenne, cilantro, orange zest, and shallots. My favorite combo is cilantro and orange zest!
- HADDOCK –Thesewhite fish aregreat with fresh herbs. Haddock and Cod also pair well with Indian or Oriental spices like garam masala, ginger soy, and turmeric. You can season your fish with these Indian spices then add a little fresh yogurt on top!
- SCALLOPS-Scallops are one of my favorite to season. You can make them buttery by sautéing in butter with garlic or onion, or you can bake in a chicken broth with a bit of parsley. Simple and delicious!
So you see, seasoning your fish can be quite easy. All you need are the right spices/marinades and a fresh piece of fish!
Okay, enough seasoning talk.Let’s just get to this super easy and healthy recipe for ginger lime tamari baked cod!
You’ll love this gluten free baked cod recipe. Promise!
Ginger Lime Tamari Baked Cod
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
Ginger Lime Tamari Baked Cod
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 Alaskan Cod fillets – We use Sizzlefish
- ¼ cup gluten free tamari sauce
- 2–4 tablespoon lime juice
- Sesame or avocado oil (about 1 tbsp)
- 1 tbsp honey
- Black pepper and sea salt
- 2–3 slices of fresh ginger.
- Optional- chili pepper seasoning
Instructions
- Clean your fillets and then place on baking dish.
- Next combine your gluten free tamari sauce, lime juice, oil, honey, ginger, black pepper and sea salt (about ¼ teaspoon each for seasoning).
- Mix in a bowl then drizzle over your fish fillets.
- There will be some juice that is sitting in dish while baking. Be sure to leave out the ginger till the last few minutes.
- Roast at 400F for about 10-15 minutes.
- I usually cover with foil for the first 8 minutes then uncover for the rest when I add my ginger.
- Optional -Garnish with chili pepper flakes/seasoning
Notes
Note: if you don’t have tamari you can use gluten free soy sauce or even balsamic vinegar
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
P.S this entire baked cod recipe takes less than 30minutes to make. I paired it with quinoa and sauteed zucchini. BAM! Now let’s eat!
Do you cook fish often? What’s your favorite seafood dish?
You know I’d love more ideas! Let me know what you think of the ginger lime tamari baked cod recipe, too.
Cheers,
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Cassie This is amazing! I LOVE salmon with a little teriyaki sauce or simple sea salt and pepper with olive oil. If I’m making cod, my mother likes to use this white wine lemon caper sauce that you would also find in Italian restaurants! SO good. I would love to try making a Moroccan-style or Indian-style seafood dish too! I just have to find a great way to season them!
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- Jolene
obsessed with cod lately!! Must try this one. I love fish so much especially in the summer!
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- DAVID
Making this today,have all the ingredients except chili flake seasoning,I have chili flakes and more spices than I will ever use (ha).Any help would be nice.Thanks.
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- Cotter Crunch
yay! keep me posted David. and share the chili pepper love haha
- GiGi Eats
I cannot get over how lucky KIWI is… He gets all your freaking amazing grub! I want to be adopted.
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- Jess @hellotofit
I don’t cook fish as often as I’d like, mainly for cost reasons. Cod is one of the more affordable ones, and so tasty! I like all seafood 🙂 especially crab, shrimp, and scallops.
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- Amber | Caleigh's Kitchen
Love the flavors on this tilapia! I’ve started just now getting a little more comfortable baking fish, but just salmon. I need to branch out! Thanks for sharing at Try a Bite Tuesday Link Party! I’ll be pinning these to the pinterest board! Hope to see you back next week!
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- Cotter Crunch
yes, thanks for hosting!
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- Carolyn
I really don’t cook enough fish. I absolutely love lime and ginger thought have never used that combo for fish before, I usually make a lime and chilli butter glaze type thing. Will be giving this a try!
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- Emanuele @ guyslovecooking
I agree that fish can be a daunting experience to start with for many people. But, like you said, it’s not all bad, once you get started.
This looks so inviting. Thanks 🙂Reply
- Amanda Mendell
Cod is one of my favorite fish to prepare and eat! This flavor combination sounds awesome! Trying this for sure, I really like how lite it is too!
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- Jess
Oh wow ao helpful! I need to pin this!
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- Cotter Crunch
let me know if you try it jess
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- Lucie@Fitswisschick
Oh yes, people always say they do not know how to prepare fish – though it is soooo easy!! I love dill, rosemary and lemon pepper especially for seasoning all kinds of fish.
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- Cotter Crunch
yes! and you are the fish/prawn queen! so i know you get that. haha.
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- GiGi Eats
Simple salt and pepper is good enough for MOI – I do like simple!
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- Kaylin @ Enticing Healthy Eating
Fish is by far my favorite protein choice! And I agree, it used to intimidate me as well. I always would order it at restaurants, but would be afraid to cook it at home because I HATE overcooked fish. While I did stumble at first, I realized with practice that it is pretty easy! I cooked my first Mahi Mahi on the charcoal grill this past weekend for some friends we had over (it was a true test for me, cooking for others!) and it came out EXCELLENT. I swear, I wanted a gold medal that night. Hahaha! This cod recipe sounds superb. I’m always ready for a new fish dish.
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- Cotter Crunch
ahh yes, we think alike!
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- Natalie
Bam! I’m ready to eat 🙂
Seriously, this looks awesome. Love the ginger, lime and honey in the cod… YUM.
I try and cook fish once a week and these are wonderful ideas to pep it up!! xxReply
- Cotter Crunch
oh yay! let me know if you try it Natalie
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- Jessica @ Nutritioulicious
Love the seasoning inspiration and this recipe is just my filet of fish (sorry that was so corny, lol)! As you know, I love fish and am always working on getting my husband to try more varieties. I think he’ll love this one too!
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- Laura @ This Runner's Recipes
I’m eating so much more fish now that I live in Seattle and so I’m pinning these seasonings for reference! The ginger and lime combination sounds so tasty on the cod. I like the idea also of shallots and cilantro on trout – yum!
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- Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets
The texture of fish doesn’t vibe with me. It’s the same thing for most meat too, but I sure wish it did because fish is so very good for you. I also adore the lime ginger combo you got going on.
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- jill conyers
I’ve been craving fish lately so I’ve been eating it often. I love the combination of lime and tamari. Well done once again!
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- Lisa @ RunWikApricot i
What a beautiful dish. I light fish dish like this is exactly what we eat in the summer. Gorgeous.
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- Taylor @ LiftingRevolution.com
Can never go wrong with a good piece of fish! I was talking to my clients the other night and ALL of them were scared to cook fish. Lol, this came at the perfect time! hopefully they’ll experiment.
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- Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table
I was like you when I started cooking fish. I had NO ida where to start – it seemed so intimidating! Now I laugh at myself because it’s so easy. I almost always bake it in tin foil so the clean up is even stupid easy.
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- Sarah
YUM! I’m hoping we have some fish in the freezer! Before heading up to the cabin we realized our outside freezer was having really bad ice build up and it was over packed and my oldest didn’t shut it all the way and luckily we caught it but we really need to clean it out and get some ice out of there. Hoping some good meals come out of cleaning it out. I know we have some fish in there and turkey products as the girls were liking those for awhile and I was going to attempt to add in more meat but well that was short lived. Guess we will have to go for attempt 2… and hoping this on the menu!
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- Katie
I would like to hire you as our live in chef for the summer!! 🙂
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- Shashi at RunninSrilankan
I love me some fish – and ginger and lime and tamari flavored cod has me licking my lips! Now I have a hankering for a huge piece with a side of buttery scallops! Darn lady – I might have to leave work early to get my fish on! 🙂
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- Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl
How did you know that I needed tips for seasoning fish? I’m still fairly new to it, so I usually wing it and have been lucky so far 😉
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- Amanda @ Diary of a Semi-Health Nut
I am definitely going to reference this post the next time I attempt to cook fish! Which isn’t often enough haha.
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- Missy
I cook fish all the time, being a pescatarian.
I keep it pretty simple because I just love it so much I never get tired of plain old garlic, salt and pepper. Maybe some Old Bay.
But compared to TAMARI LIME (What?) I have clearly missed the boat. <–Ha
I am definitely pinning this to think outside the box…um… fish tank. LOL,Pics Look amazing.
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- Tara | Treble in the Kitchen
YUM! I have been loving ginger lately 🙂 This looks really tasty!
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- Megan @ Skinny Fitalicious
I’ve never understood why people are hesitant to cook fish. Like you said, it’s the easiest thing to make and often you don’t even need to thaw depending what you’re making, I haven’t tried tamari on fish. I feel like you can put anything on fish and it’s delicious!
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- Jody - Fit at 57
I am not a fish person but I know lots are so a great post!
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- misszippy
Another great recipe–love fish around these parts so I’m looking forward to trying it.
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- Georgie Morley
So helpful! I love me some fish but salmon and rosemary is kind of my go-to so I love that you shared so many great seasoning tips!
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- Anne
This is going to be so useful when I decide to cook fish!!!! Your cod looks absolutely lovely too, and may I say, perfectly seasoned!
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- Erin @ The Almond Eater
So this is actually really helpful as I often find fish more difficult to season than chicken/other meat. No idea why! Love this though–already pinned 🙂
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- Blair
We love, love, love fish…but I’m always looking for new and different ways to prepare it so that we don’t get bored. This looks delicious, Lindsay. You’re tips are great, too. 🙂
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- [emailprotected]
Love my fish! We are so lucky here in that I can get brown trout from our local Scottish rivers, in our fishmonger. I love to bake them wrapped in tin foil with some slices of lemon and freshly chopped parsley. Yum!
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- Sue @ This Mama Runs for Cupcakes
We like to do our salmon with a mixture of honey and stone ground mustard…sooo good!
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- Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment
I used to be completely intimidated by fish. Now I love cooking it and keeping the seasonings simple is always the best in my opinion. This looks amazing!
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- Michele @ paleorunningmomma
It’s funny how fish is so intimidating before you’re used to cooking it but then it quickly becomes a go-to and much easier to experiment with. It’s perfect for lunch for me for that reason. This looks yummy!
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- Cotter Crunch
yes, me too! love it
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- Linz @ Itz Linz
fancy! and gorgeous photos, as always!
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- Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Delish!!! I usually and always cooking salmon or tilapia. My go to easy way to flavor things is with some sort of mustard!
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- Arman @ thebigmansworld
Not even kidding you, I need this now at 7.12am! I love how you broke down the seasonings- simple = the best.
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- Christine @ Love, Life, Surf
This looks amazing Lindsay! And I love your tips for seasoning fish. I find that I always tend to go simple – mainly because it’s simple but also because I don’t know how else to season fish aside from olive oil, salt and pepper!
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- SuzLyfe (@suzlyfe)
People are often so hesitant to cook fish. But really, it is one of the easiest things possible! And depending on the type of fish, you can really have a great deal of fun with the seasonings, maybe even more so than other proteins. Great tips, and ginger and lime with anything is A+ in my book!
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- Tina Muir
Love this Linds! You are always the first person that comes to mind when I am trying to think of what to put on my sizzlefish! This is great! Sharing! Thank you!
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- Cotter Crunch
thanks for the inspiration and text the other day, really, it spurred on this post! haha
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