Recipe: Cod Wrapped in Parma Ham with Cherry Tomato and Olive Traybake
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If Aladdin was a home cook, with a 9 to 5 job, one of his three wishes would surely have been meals that magically appear on the table, every weeknight. Especially Tuesdays, there’s something particularly exhausting about Tuesdays. But since magic lamps are rare - or maybe nonexistent - every Tuesday, I scout the other magical place aka the internet for uncomplicated, effortless dishes. And the closest I’ve come to having food magically (ahm, 'with least effort') appear on the table is with traybake.
Traybake is every tired and busy-but-perennially-hungry home cook’s magic lamp. Toss all ingredients into the tray, season with salt and pepper, pop it in the oven and wait for dinner to prepare itself. The best part? Minimal prep and minimal post-cooking cleanup.
With traybakes, there’s no limit to experimentation. Start with a protein of your choice, add veggies (or fruits!), and season with desired spices. My personal favorite traybake recipe is cod, tomato, and olive traybake. Every Tuesday, it's either this or cajun spiced shrimps.
Cod wrapped in parma ham and traybaked with cherry tomato and olive is a concoction of deliciousness. When baked together for a good 30 minutes, the ingredients take on each other’s flavors. The tartness of tomatoes (What wine goes well with tomatoes?) and brininess of olives (What wine goes well with olives?) complement the mild sweetness of cod, and the veggies, macerated in ham juice, soak up a rich umami flavor. Once baked, the ham turns lightly crispy which pairs well with flaky-soft cod and little pulps of cherry tomatoes and olives.
So the next time you're low on motivation or energy to prep, make, and clean up after a tedious dinner, try out this cod, tomato, and olive traybake. It’s hassle-free, healthy, and hearty, all in one.
Making Cod Traybake with Cherry Tomato and Olive
Preheat oven to 390°F.
In a roasting dish or tray, arrange thinly sliced onion rings and cherry tomatoes. Make sure the veggies are evenly spread out in the tray. Drizzle olive oil on top and roast for 15 minutes at 390°F.
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While cherry tomatoes and olives are roasting, wrap the cod with ham slices. Lay a strip of ham on a flat surface, place a piece of cod and one end and roll it up gently (like sushi).
Remove roasted cherry tomatoes and olives from the oven and place ham-wrapped cod loins on top. Add olives, and season with onion salt (how long does onion salt last?) and ground black pepper. Top off with a sprig of fresh cilantro and roast for 15 to 20 minutes at 390°F, till ham is tender and cod is cooked.
Once cod is tender, remove and rest for 5 minutes. Then place a piece on a serving plate, scoop out juices from the baking tray, and pour over cod. Add vegetables on top and serve hot!
Cod Wrapped in Parma Ham with Cherry Tomato and Olive Traybake
Ingredients
- 1 red onion, cut into thin wedges
- 750g cherry tomatoes
- olive oil
- 6 evenly sized pieces cod loin, about 125g each
- 6 pieces parma ham
- 18 nocellara green olives
- chopped to serve flat-leaf parsley
- crusty bread
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C
- In a shallow roasting dish or tin, evenly spread the sliced onions and tomatoes.
- Season and drizzle 4 tablespoons of olive oil and toss them together. Roast for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, wrap each cod with ham.
- Once onions and tomatoes are done roasting, add the olives and carefully place the wrapped cod on top of the tomatoes.
- Keep roasting for another 15 minutes. The dish is finished baking in the oven once the cod is cooked through and the ham is crisped up.
- Garnish with parsley and serve with some crusty bread.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
808.8Fat
10.53Sat. Fat
1.83Carbs
7.28Fiber
1.59Net carbs
5.7Sugar
3.97Protein
162.05Sodium
700.69Cholesterol
387.62
