Sheet-Pan Roasted Fish With Sweet Peppers

Sheet-Pan Roasted Fish With Sweet Peppers
David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews
Total Time
40 minutes
Rating
5(3,039)
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Quick to make and very pretty to behold, this easy weeknight dish has more verve than most. The roasted bell peppers turn sweet and golden, while olives add a salty note that goes nicely with the mild, flaky fish and a garlicky parsley dressing. If you can’t find hake, cod or flounder make fine substitutes, though you may have to adjust the roasting time. The thicker the fillets, the longer they will take to cook.

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Ingredients

Yield:3 to 4 servings
  • 1small bunch lemon thyme or regular thyme
  • pounds hake fillets
  • Fine sea salt and black pepper
  • 3large bell peppers, preferably 1 red, 1 orange and 1 yellow, thinly sliced
  • tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
  • ¼cup pitted, sliced black or green olives, or a combination
  • 1teaspoon sherry vinegar, plus more to taste
  • 1garlic clove, grated
  • 1cup loosely packed Italian parsley leaves, chopped
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

343 calories; 18 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 12 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 14 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 9 grams sugars; 32 grams protein; 725 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 400 degrees. Pull 1 tablespoon thyme leaves off the bunch and finely chop.

  2. Step 2

    Season fish all over with a large pinch or two of salt and pepper and rub with chopped thyme leaves. Let rest at room temperature while you prepare peppers.

  3. Step 3

    Spread peppers on a rimmed sheet pan, and toss with 1½ tablespoons oil, ½ teaspoon salt and the black pepper to taste. Top peppers with the remaining thyme sprigs. Roast, tossing occasionally, until peppers are softened and golden at the edges, 15 to 20 minutes.

  4. Step 4

    Increase oven temperature to 500 degrees. Push peppers to the edges of the pan, clearing a space in the center. Lay fish out on that empty space and drizzle with oil. Scatter olives over the top of fish and peppers. Roast until fish turns opaque and is just cooked through, 6 to 10 minutes.

  5. Step 5

    Meanwhile, make a vinaigrette by combining vinegar, garlic and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Whisk in remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, then whisk in parsley. Taste and add more salt or vinegar, or both, if needed. Serve fish and peppers drizzled with vinaigrette.

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You need to be mindful that you don't cook with acidic ingredients (for ex. Lemon, wine, tomatoes) in a reactive (ie aluminum) pan but most cookware you'll purchase now, is non-reactive. Similarly, take care not to line pans (or glassware) w aluminum foil as that can react; Silpat or parchment are better, more versatile choices.

I was always taught to cook fish in glass, not metal, pans, and I have friends who have cooked fish in metal and said it spoiled the fish. But the pan in the picture is metal. Can anyone shed light on this?

I made this tonight for my wife and me. It was wonderful. I used a ceramic rectangular Emile Henri casserole dish rather than a rimmed sheet pan. I was only making enough for two and it was large enough to do the trick. Plus, it looked great when brought to the table. Oh, I substituted cod for the hake. And I am now a NYT subscriber. I like your news pages but when I have read ten stories I am done. I hit your cooking pages almost every day. I came for the news, I stayed for the recipes.

I would line the pan with parchment paper whether or not you want to avoid the metal. That will make cleanup easier, too.

I made this with halibut, and it was delicious--the fish was perfect. I use the Canadian rule (10 minutes per inch) as my guideline. I included the parsley vinaigrette, and I think it perks up the entire dish. Served it with the new potatoes with mint and butter, and the meal was a hit.

Instead of olives, I use capers (half roasted with the fish, half chopped and added into the vinaigrette instead of salt)

Used golden peppers. Added heirloom cherry tomates as well as olives. Used sole. Excellent results!

This was delicious, however, the peppers did not need anything close to 15-20 minutes at such high oven temperature. I went back to check on them after only 10 minutes and they were already a bit burned. Besides this, everything worked out as planned. Delicious and super easy to make.

A winner! followed the recipe pretty much. Used cod, 475 @ 8 minutes. Went easy on the oil with the fish - lots in the tray from the olives and such. Tossed the peppers in a bowl for an even coat. Thanks for another great dish!

I’ve cooked this twice now, once with cod and once with tilapia. Both worked well. The second time made 2 changes I will repeat: I added small potatoes to the roasting peppers the first time I stirred them while cooking. Potatoes were perfectly cooked at the end and not even a little fishy tasting. I didn’t have any olives, so tossed in capers instead. We both liked the caper effect more than the version with olives — more subtle.

This is definitely a keeper. I added a pint of cherry tomatoes when I added the fish (cod) to the tray. The flavor from the juices was incredible.

Used 1/3 of recipe for my single serving. Prepared this on a quarter sheet pan. I used an 8 oz piece of fresh cod. Drizzled a bit of Sherry Vinegar on the fish at the end, but omitted the parsley/garlic vinaigrette which was not needed. This is a delicious and easy recipe. Time and oven temps are correct. Yummy!

A winner all around. Thanks to all the comments, I knew Tilapia would work. I had 1 orange Hatch pepper (slightly spicy), a red pepper, tail end of a green bell and part of a red onion. Fresh thyme - a constant resident; olives from Fresh Market's deli. Change-ups? I used the parsley-olive oil mixture on the fish before roasting; then basted with some dry vermouth; baked in oval glass gratin in toaster oven. Served over some rainbow quinoa with the juices. Super! Thanks, Melissa!

Delicious! Added capers and cherry tomatoes as suggested by several readers.

Made this last night with flounder (what I had on hand). Came out fine, but a few notes: it's too oily. Fish gets doused w/oil when it goes in oven, then adding the "parsley salad" totals too much oil. I disagree with some about the parsley -- it's a fine idea, with the sherry vinegar and raw garlic. Maybe use a brush to apply the O.O. onto the fish, so use less.

Second -- Melissa sets her oven too high. I did 425. But I love her -- like sustainable recommendations and her overall flavors.

This is simply heavenly. I second other comments on capers, but use both black olives & capers. Used white balsamic vinegar instead of sherry vinegar. Dressing is a must-have, definitely would use parsley even if only for the aesthetics (?) Had locally fished hake from Gloucester, MA. Served small potatoes with butter with the fish. Plates wiped clean every time I make it (by now once every two months) and wows from husband and guests.

About the metal pan in the picture-it looks to me like stainless steel, which shouldn't impart any flavor or react with lemon.

Great recipe that everyone raved about.

Cooked per recipe-added cut up sweet potatoes to peppers. Delicious! Quick to cook and quick to clean up!

I used frozen cod and followed recipe mostly, except for time and temperature (400 degrees, 15+10 min). Used chopped capers inside of olive. Added sliced sweet potato with bell peppers. Husband loved it. I would use cilantro next time, the parsley was too tough.

1 teaspoon of vinegar to 3 tablespoons of olive oil seems like too little vinegar for the vinaigrette. Is it possible this was supposed to be 1 tablespoon of vinegar? I'm not a chef, but it seems like a typo...

this is terrific even without the dressing - terrific over rice - great with t a few cherry tomatoes added towards the end - we use skinned haddock, just have to be careful not to overcook

Easy-peasy dinner! Being short a pepper, added wedges of red onion; always include it now. Cod or haddock favored (local here). Don't omit the vinaigrette...we all need our greens!

For those of you who found this bland, try salting your fish well (1 t. Diamond kosher salt Per lb.) as soon as you bring it home from the store and put in the fridge for an hour or longer. Makes a world of difference.

Added lemon juice to the fish since I didn't have lemon tyme. Also put half a lemon quartered onto the baking dish when I put the fish on and it added just a hint of lemon to the peppers that was sweet and subtle.

If using cod cook for 6mi

Made it several times with both cod and salmon. Liked it with salmon as well as with cod.

Came out good, except I think the red peppers need only about 5- 8 mins before you add the fish. By the time the fish (I used flounder) was done my peppers were charred.

The proportions seemed off for the vinaigrette -- it ended up being basically moist parsley leaves. Is that how it's supposed to be?

Everything was good, and this visually looks great. But this was pretty meh overall. All the flavors were easily distinguished and nothing really gelled for me. 6/10 I might try using a good bit more sherry vinegar next time.

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