Ingredients
Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 1
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fig vinegar
- ¼ cups steeped green tea, cooled to room temperature
- ½ teaspoon minced ginger
- ½ teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 3 teaspoons finely chopped shallots
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 ounces cod fillet (about ¾” thick), cut into 4 uniform cubes
- 1/3 cups cooked or canned lentils, rinsed and drained
- 1 1/2 cups baby spinach
- 2 teaspoon dried currants
- 1 bamboo skewer, 8” long
DIRECTIONS
- Combine the lemon juice, vinegar, tea, ginger, honey, oil, mustard, and 2 tablespoons of the shallots in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Reserve 2 tablespoons of the marinade to use as a dressing, and set aside.
- Place the fish in the bowl with the remaining marinade. Cover and refrigerate 15 minutes.
- While the fish marinates, soak the bamboo skewer in water.
- Lightly mist a grill pan or medium nonstick skillet with canola oil cooking spray and place it over medium heat.
- Thread the fish onto the skewer. Cook for 5 minutes or until the fish is opaque, using a spatula to carefully flip the skewer halfway through.
- Toss the lentils, spinach, currants, and the remaining 1 tablespoon of shallots with 1 tablespoon of the dressing. Place the skewer on top of the salad and drizzle the remaining dressing on top of the fish. Serve immediately.
Why we love this recipe:
Not everyone likes to guzzle green tea like we do, and if you relate to this, using green tea as a marinade can be a great way to incorporate this antioxidant-packed super food into your diet. The lemon in this recipe gives you a splash of vitamin C while the ginger offers its anti-inflammatory properties. Honey, even in small quantity here, has some unique properties. As a natural humectant, it keeps all the water you’re drinking in the right places while providing antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties. Some of the bigger players here are the lentils, providing lean protein, and fiber helps you stay… full! Add to this the heart healthy omega 3’s of cod and the green goodness of spinach and you have a dish so good and so good for you, you might even be tempted to eat the bamboo skewers.
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