Baked Sole And Spinach Recipes

SPINACH STUFFED BAKED SOLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray the bottom of a 9 by 9 casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Lay the fillets out onto a clean work surface. Evenly divide the spinach and artichoke dip, about 2 tablespoons for each fillet, and spread it over the length of the fillets. Roll each fillet up and place rolled-side down in the prepared casserole dish. Place the lemon wedges down the center of the casserole dish between the rolls and drizzle each with the lemon juice. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• Bake until the fish is opaque and cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve with Artichoke Ratatouille on the side.
• In a high-sided skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the eggplant, vegetable stir-fry blend, artichokes hearts, garlic, red pepper flakes and season with salt and pepper. Saute until vegetables are almost completely cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes, cover and simmer on low until the eggplant is soft and the ratatouille is thickened slightly, 15 to 20 minutes. Just before serving, stir in the basil. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.

BAKED SOLE FILLET, THE MEDITERRANEAN WAY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, olive oil and melted butter with a dash of seasoned salt. Stir in the shallots, garlic and capers.
• In a separate small bowl, mix together the seasoned salt, pepper, cumin and garlic powder. Spice fish fillets each on both sides.
• Place the fish fillets on a lightly-oiled large baking pan or dish. Cover with the buttery lime mixture you prepared earlier. Now arrange the green onion halves and lime slices on top.
• Bake in 375 degrees F-heated oven for 10-15 minutes. Do not overcook.
• Remove the fish fillets from the oven and garnish with the chopped fresh dill.
• Serve next to white rice or roasted Greek potatoes and a simple Mediterranean salad.

SOLE ROLLS WITH SPINACH AND LEMON SLICES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in center. In a large saute pan, heat oil over low heat. Add shallot; cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 2 minutes. Raise heat to medium; add spinach and salt, and season with pepper. Cook, tossing frequently, until wilted and bright green, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a colander, pressing down to remove liquid. Chop finely; squeeze out remaining liquid. Divide spinach into four equal parts.
• Slice lemon in half crosswise; grate zest of half, and combine with almonds and herbs in a small bowl; set aside. Slice other lemon half very thinly into rounds.
• Lay fillets flat on a work surface, prettiest side down; place one part spinach at the narrow end of each. Roll fish into a cylinder, enclosing spinach. Place in a gratin dish, with lemon rounds in between. Pour wine into dish. Sprinkle a quarter of the almond mixture on top of each roll; cover with parchment and then aluminum foil. Bake until fish is opaque and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven; serve immediately.

SOLE AND SPINACH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook fresh spinach in a tightly covered saucepan with no liquid added.
• (If using frozen spinach, drain thoroughly but do not cook).
• Combine spinach with onion and spread in a shallow nonstick baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• Add milk, sprinkle with cheese, and arrange fillets over cheese in a single layer.
• Sprinkle dish with lemon juice, salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Cover pan tightly with foil.
• Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes.

SOLE STUFFED WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Blanch fresh spinach if using, thaw frozen if using. Squeeze all excess moisture out, and chop if not already chopped.
• Place in bowl.
• Sauté mushrooms, onion, garlic till mushrooms are slightly golden, Season with salt, pepper and thyme.
• Add to spinach.
• Mix in rest of ingredients except fish.
• Tear off 8 pieces of plastic wrap about 4" x4".
• Place 2 Tbsp or so on one piece and roll up so that you have a little log about 3 inches long and about 1 inch in diameter. Do this with all the stuffing mixture.
• Place in a single layer in freezer for a couple of hours until frozen.
• Thoroughly thaw fish if frozen.
• Unwrap 1 stuffing portion for each piece of fish.
• Roll up fish around frozen stuffing.
• Place seam side down in baking dish.
• Season with salt and pepper & brush with melted butter.
• Bake 20 min at 350°F.
• Place unused portion of stuffing in a ziploc bag in freezer for future use.

PAN-BAKED LEMON SOLE WITH SPINACH, OLIVES, AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Cook garlic in 2 tablespoons oil in a 2-quart flameproof gratin dish over moderate heat (on stovetop), stirring until softened (but with no change in color), 1 to 2 minutes. Add wine and boil until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes with juice, breaking them up with a spoon, and gently simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 20 minutes. Add sea salt and pepper to taste and remove from heat.
• Prepare fish while sauce simmers:
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Pulse olives, basil, and anchovy to a coarse paste in a food processor (or finely chop with a knife). Add 2 tablespoons oil and pulse to combine.
• Lay fish fillets, skinned sides down, on a work surface and season with pepper. Divide olive paste among fillets and spread evenly. Beginning at narrow end, roll up each fillet.
• Bake fish:
• Arrange fish rolls, seam sides down, on tomato sauce in gratin dish. Drizzle with remaining tablespoon oil and bake, uncovered, in middle of oven, until fish is just cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer fish to 4 heated plates. Heat tomato sauce in gratin dish over moderate heat (on stovetop), then add spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 1 minute. Spoon sauce with spinach alongside fish.