Pan-fried Cod with Pesto and Breadcrumb Topping

Name: Pan-fried Cod with Pesto and Breadcrumb Topping
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 2 tbsp basil or red pepper pesto; dash of vegetable or rapeseed oil; 4 cod fillets (skin left on); 2 slices of white bread; 50 g salted butter; salt and pepper; juice and zest of ½ lemon; 100 g Parmesan, grated

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Seafood Shack

By Kirsty Scobie and Fenella Renwick

Published 2020

About

If you have some pesto in the fridge, then why not mix it with some breadcrumbs to create this great topping? With some added Parmesan and lemon zest it brings out all the flavours in the cod and turns a potentially dull meal into something simple yet delicious. Serve it up with some creamy mashed potatoes.

Ingredients

2 slices of white bread
juice and zest of ½ lemon
100

Europe
United Kingdom
Fish course
Pescatarian
Scotland

Method

Put your oven on to 180°C. Blitz the bread in a food processor until you have coarse breadcrumbs, then mix with the lemon zest, Parmesan and pesto in a bowl and season to taste.

Using your fingers, check the cod for bones and season the skin of the fish. Heat your pan and add the